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Excess By Investigative Reporter a retired Captain in the Naval not the Viet Cong. This is Edward Snook Reserve, earned his Purple Heart a war of retribution By US~Observer Staff award during a 7-boat river against him and is being California Federal Court - incursion in January of 1969. waged by white-collar, Sunny Valley, OR - Three 30-caliber bullets ripped Peck was given orders to probe a renegade, left-wing Timothy Little, known to into Tedd Peck's arm, back and canal when he and his crew came elements of his own his friends as “Skittles”, leg, leaving him hospitalized for under heavy fire, which blasted government. He is being was in a near fatal accident 89 days ending in a stay at St. an estimated 300 bullet holes into charged with numerous on I-5, southbound at mile Albans Naval Hospital in NY, the Swift boat he commanded. counts of filing false tax post 68, at 1:02 am, Friday, where he was presented with his Now the bullets aimed to returns with no evidence April 22nd. He was driving meritorious Purple Heart award. destroy Tedd Peck are coming whatsoever, except the lie home after patronizing the There is no doubt that Tedd Peck, from vindictive prosecutors and of a CID agent and the controversial strip joint, totally conjured words Club 71, in Sunny Valley, from a robotic prosecutor where he had been drinking doing what he is ordered with friends and family. to do. Peck, a former According to witnesses and Swift Boat Commander employees, the bartender during Vietnam, who Tedd Peck did not try to get him a cab served in the same unit as or “cut him off” before he John Kerry, prepares for Kerry and his associates in the became overly inebriated yet another battle of a lifetime. last Presidential election. and left the bar visibly This time not for the security of In 1998, Mr. Peck was informed intoxicated. his country or in a fight against of an investment possibility In his new Toyota ailing health after suffering a called a Complex Business Tacoma, Tim headed south heart attack, but rather for his Organization (CBO) marketed by down I-5 behind another freedom. Make no mistake, this is Anderson Ark Associates vehicle and with 2 others a war of retribution against Tedd (AAA). After performing his due trailing. Striking the Peck for assisting in and winning diligence on the investment vehicle in front of him, the charge against leftist John potential Mr. Peck decided to Tedd Peck’s Swift Boat after being fired upon. Continued on page 2 Continued on page 2 Welcome to Harassment in the Ex Deputy Sheriff Crashes the Hall of Hills of Nevada Into Home, Blames Friend By Investigative Reporters Valdez who recently resigned Shame By Cecil Fredi John Taft & Edward Snook from the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office. In Valdez’s last Every time you go to the Grants Pass, OR - Shortly tangle with the law he was field be prepared for a after midnight, Friday, April 29, a reportedly charged with fourth confrontation. That is a Grants Pass city police officer degree assault, a felony, on his good possibility, was dispatched to a residence on girl friend. Apparently he especially if you use an Cloverlawn Drive. A vehicle had attempted to throttle her while off-road vehicle. damaged a garage and home. The drinking. On our website, the Currently there are two driver had left without leaving his bills, SB397 and SB400 name and other information at the that, if passed, will have Sierra Nevada Mountains scene of the damage. This is many negative impacts, required by state law, and failure not only on hunters but all people Tommy Ford to the Nevada to do so could cause the who use the outdoors. Wildlife Commission sportsmen perpetrator’s license to be Circuit Court Judge Gary First, SB397 is what Nevada thought good things would be suspended. An elderly resident of S. Thompson representing Department of Wildlife (NDOW) coming to them. Nothing could the home described the impact as Crook County, Oregon is wants to impose on Nevada have been further from the nearly knocking her out of bed. our newest member of the sportsmen. It is fourteen pages of truth. The governor relied on Since the person had left the US~Observer Hall of more rules, more regulations and those two individuals for their scene, the victim thought it may Shame (page 18). more penalties and nothing to recommendations for future have been a neighbor named On February 7, 2005 an enhance game numbers. SB400 appointments to the Commission. Sean Valdez. Wonder what ever arrogant Judge Thompson is eight pages of new regulations, Their selection couldn't have caused this elderly lady to think it sentenced former fees and penalties for off-road been any worse. was Valdez? We can rest assured gubernatorial candidate vehicle users. The Wildlife Commission is a that it wouldn’t be because he’s a Roger Weidner to ten days Before we get into the details of nine member board of which five “good cop” according to Sheriff in jail for contempt of these two bills, let's explain why are sportsmen's representatives. Dave Daniel! court. these harassment bills should They not only did not represent A US~Observer never have been proposed. When sportsmen, they have sold them Sheriff Praises Valdez Sean Valdez in JoCo jail photo. investigation has shown Governor Kenny Guinn out. What should have happened According to Sheriff Daniel, “He’s a good officer ... I’d hire him back.” that Mr. Weidner was appointed John Moran and was to get five people on the And yes, this is the same Sean Continued on page 18 Continued on page 11 Continued on page 7

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Continued from page 1 involvement some obscure Navy area? The division commanding officer Prosecuting a Real Purple ... after the raid. regulation and subsequently and his executive officer had no One of the choreographed three hearts knowledge of Kerry's secret mission on invest. Over two elements the and a fast exit out of Viet December 2nd. Four days hence Peck years elapsed prosecutor must Nam,” Peck told us last year. would lead Kerry out of Cam Ranh Bay before Peck, prove is that of In “Unfit for Command” for reassignment to a river division in An achieving the “intent.” Any Peck is quoted several times Thoi. “When we departed Kerry did not expected results, prudent person regarding the veracity of have the Purple Heart” states Peck. decided to step must agree that Kerry's claims to his first Thirty-six years later no one knows how up his if Tedd Peck Purple Heart and his attempt he secured the award. This is one of the involvement by were intending to recruit Peck into the "Viet many reasons that Kerry refuses to to file a false tax becoming what The “Real” John Kerry. Nam Vets Against the War" release his Standard Form 180 opening Tedd Peck return he (VVAW), while they were his entire military record to the public. It was known as an Photo courtesy of Information NewsWithViews.com certainly wouldn't send an affidavit to still on active duty and Peck still a is a most difficult situation Kerry finds Officer. Peck's the court in defense of the business patient, recovering from his combat himself in. The political solution would independent contractor's job description activities of AAA and he wouldn't wounds. Kerry was quickly discovering obviously be to marginalize Peck, was to market the program to other openly invest over $300,000 of his how dangerous Peck's memory would which we have no doubt he attempted, interested individuals, a practice he was retirement funds. Further, Mr. Peck prove to be. According to a witness, using IRS contacts that share his well accustomed to during his many absolutely wouldn't be reporting his “John Kerry's animosity toward Peck political views. years working in the insurance industry. activities to the IRS if he was intending was set into action at the time Peck Other Swift boat veterans including He embarked on a three-month study to cheat them… refused to go along with Kerry's anti- his immediate superiors concurred that program to ensure that what he said was war efforts.” John Kerry did not deserve his first accurate and in accordance with the Peck clearly remembers being told by Purple Heart, and they have even gone applicable rules and laws. During this Along Comes Kerry the division executive officer that he and so far as to suggest that all of his medals time Mr. Peck felt his investment was Kerry went on a special operation on the should be questioned along with the safe and the opportunity legitimate. He The 2004 Presidential runners were night of November 25, 1968. The next possibility that he was dishonorably and other investors were looking out pounding the street; spewing issues day and prior to Peck's scheduled patrol discharged. Fighting this immediate forward to the returns on their we'd all like something to be done he learns about Kerry accidentally threat to his candidacy, Kerry called his investments until February 28, 2001 about. Both candidates were posturing wounding himself and proceeding to old operational commander, Admiral when the IRS raided the Costa Rica themselves for maximum voter request a Purple Heart medal. Peck, Roy Hoffman, and asked if he would offices of Anderson Ark. Indictments approval. John Kerry used his military returning to base on November 27th was "call off" the swift boat guys. Hoffman's were handed out to the senior members service and medals to distinguish told that Kerry had initiated a letter answer was no. Kerry realized months of the organization, and some have himself from George Bush's Air writing campaign with the division prior to his conversation with Hoffman subsequently gone to jail; theirs, another National Guard duty. Because of this commander and that Kerry threatened the negative impact the Swift Boat story. Kerry caught the attention of those he writing his Congressman if he were Veterans and specifically Tedd Peck Others, like Peck, invested large served with in Vietnam, especially the denied the award. would have on his Presidential portions of their retirement funds in other Swift Boat Commanders when he The award citation indicates the action campaign; so had Kerry already different entities sponsored by AAA. uttered those words “Reporting for took place on December 2, 1968 and not contacted an IRS insider to attempt to Peck committed funds in excess of Duty” at the Democratic National November 25th. This is quite peculiar neutralize Peck? The answer is a $300,000, which was more than twice Convention. since Peck was on patrol that night and resounding yes. According to a what tax savings he and others with Six months earlier his no significant action took place the confidential source, “There is no similar invested funds may have autobiographical fiction “Tour of Duty” entire evening. According to Peck, “If question that Kerry contacted an IRS experienced had the bureaucracy not penned by Douglas Brinkley, spurred one of the Swift boats was receiving fire confidant of his to attempt to place meddled in their private affairs. What is the book, "Unfit for Command" and set it was a common practice to sortie to the Peck in an unfavorable light and even more bizarre is the IRS would have in motion one of the greatest grassroots hot spot and provide cover or search and therefore make himself more realized three times more tax revenue movements in recent political memory. rescue.” In addition Peck went on the appealing in his political world.” than the program saved for the investors In Brinkley's book Peck was exact same mission in the same location The following day a grand jury within 3 to 5 years if they had not interviewed at great length in May of two nights later and not one word was indictment was handed down on Peck interfered. Peck even paid early 2003. Peck was puzzled, when reading said during the briefing about anyone and on March 25, 2004 CID agent Karen withdrawal penalties on IRA funds the book a year later, as to how words he receiving enemy fire the night of Fazio arrested him. According to a withdrawn prior to attaining the age of never spoke were put in his mouth and December 2nd. federal prosecutor, the direction to 59 ½. actual accounts of his experiences with Kerry arrived in Viet Nam on indict came straight from Washington Many in the organization still feel that Kerry were somehow edited out of the November 17th without a crew and was and although there is no known the business opportunity was legal when text. Peck was to learn in August of awaiting assignment to a boat. During evidence of wrongdoing or IRS audit used by individuals like Tedd Peck, who 2004 that the 2003 interview was a this time he was undergoing conducted, the case is being pursued and funded their investment with after tax vetting process to see which long ago indoctrination patrols as an observer in Peck has been in limbo since that time dollars. Because of this belief, Peck, Swift officers were in Kerry's corner order to become a qualified patrol with little or no success in obtaining the along with others kept in contact in and which were not. Peck, who has officer. He states in his memoir-based evidence that was used to indict him. He hopes to hear about the outcome of their detailed hour-by-hour accounts of biography how he took a Boston Whaler was told the case is circumstantial and retirement money. "I, along with many Kerry's antics regarding the first Purple with two enlisted men into the area evidently it is secret as well. other members, submitted affidavits to Heart encounter, never wavered in his where he received the enemy fire. At that "This is unlike anything I've had to the Seattle Court prosecuting AAA to strong disliking for a man who would time he did not have a crew, so who face before," Tedd Peck said last year in show the court that members of AAA degrade the Purple Heart. “That was authorized him to select these men and regard to the IRS and the Federal think that this is government one medal that none of my squadron proceed on the supposed mission? What Prosecutor vehemently pursuing his persecution of honest citizens pursuing mates wished to receive with the officer on what boat carried him, the case. "My former attorney intimated commerce." He said in regard to his exception of Kerry who knew about whaler and his two-man crew to the that the feds view me as a tax protester Continued on page 13 Continued from page 1 Club 71 Serving in Excess

she was driving the vehicle directly followed the ambulance behind Tim on the freeway. containing an unconscious After the accident Kevin Sanderson Tim, and his visibly shaken jumped out of his vehicle and into his father, Ron “Sarge” Little, who wife's and told her to tell the police that had been driving the 2nd she had been driving the involved vehicle behind Tim on the vehicle because he (Sanderson) was freeway that night. They all driving with a suspended license. arrived at the hospital where According to the OSP report, after they were joined by another of succumbing to neck pain, Mr. Tim's friends and waited for the Sanderson admitted to having been the results of his injuries, which Larry Lacey and counsel. one involved in the accident with Little. included a compressed leg and Photo courtesy of NewsWithViews.com There is speculation, however, that shattered hip and pelvis. driven by Kevin Sanderson, Tim lost there was freeway play between Kevin Sanderson was also transported to between 10:30 pm and 11:00 pm and control and collided with the median, and Tim that lead to this accident and Three Rivers Hospital for treatment of a Club 71's supposed closing time is sending his truck into a roll at which sources suggest that Little may have neck related injury. midnight, there is some concern as to the time he was ejected. been run over by another vehicle after OSP officer Snook tested the blood new manager and bartender's abilities to Sanderson's vehicle also struck the he was ejected. According to witnesses alcohol level of all those at the accident do the hardest part of their jobs, guardrail, and it fortunately came to a on the scene there was another man scene. Tim Little's Blood Alcohol Level monitoring and keeping other people's “controlled rest” along the outside involved who fled just before OSP (BAL) came back an astounding .22. He drinking under control. shoulder according to the Oregon State officer Ken Snook arrived. had arrived at Club 71 sober and left at 3 Tim and his father, Ron, have been Police incident log. The entire accident Two employees of Club 71, came times the legal limit. patrons of Club 71 since it opened in was witnessed by Sanderson's wife as upon the scene of the accident and Since Mr. Little had arrived at the club Continued on page 10 www.usobserver.com US~Observer • Page 3 Are You a Victim of False Prosecution?

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"Congress has not unlimited powers to provide for the general welfare but only those specifically enumerated. ... A wise and frugal COMMENTARY government...shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has Your Right to Speak Out earned." --Thomas Jefferson WHY DO CRIMINALS Next We Should Starve the Courts

By Phyllis Schlafly all, what is the point of having BREAK THE LAW? representative government if non- The courts so purposely humiliated elected and unaccountable judges By Larry Pratt poverty, broken homes, lousy Congress in the Terri Schiavo case that decide everything of significance? NewsWithViews.com neighborhoods filled with budding some U.S. representatives are finally Congress and the president should not criminals - and lead good, productive beginning to talk back. Non-elected pass the buck to judges in black robes Criminals are as much a victim as lives. And criminals can come from judges have flagrantly abused the and hide behind their skirts when they those they have victimized, right? After wealthy homes just as easily as not. legislative and executive functions of make outrageous decisions. Here are all, they do what they do because of One of the implications of Samenow's government for so many years that we some ways Congress can start to restore poverty, or bad parenting, or lousy decades of experience is that the War on wonder why a reaction has taken this representative government. peers, mental illness or the availability Poverty was doomed to failure as a long. Congress should withdraw of a gun, right? crime-fighting measure. With the whole world watching, a jurisdiction from the federal courts over Well, no, says clinical psychologist Another implication of Samenow's mere probate judge in Florida thumbed the Pledge of Allegiance, the Ten Stanton Samenow. Criminals are the research is that prisons do not make his nose at a congressional subpoena and Commandments, and the Defense of way they are because that is what they criminals into criminals, although they refused to comply. Then the federal Marriage Act. Two bills to do this (the choose to do. From his experience, may increase their networking behind judiciary closed ranks behind him, Akin Bill and the Hostettler Bill) easily Samenow argues that even if a criminal bars for when they get out. asserting its independence from and passed the House last fall but were has a mental illness, they commit crimes Criminals like the excitement of doing supremacy over not only an act of ignored by the Senate, and now it is time because they want to do so. Lots of what is prohibited. It is a characteristic Congress, but even over the life of an to make them law. people have mental illness, but very few they demonstrate often very early in innocent and defenseless woman. Congress should withdraw of them commit crimes. life. Normal living is boring. Breaking Eleventh Circuit Judge Stanley Birch jurisdiction over court challenges to the Samenow warns that criminals are not the law is fun. One predator told stuck in the knife, asserting that Boy Scouts of America, a federally stupid. If they score low on IQ tests, that Samenow: "If rape were made legal, I Congress unconstitutionally "invades chartered organization, which the is usually because they could not care would find some other law to break." the province of the judiciary and violates American Civil Liberties Union is less about learning the kinds of things in They lie not out of uncontrollable the separation of powers principle." We currently trying to ban from public school that are measured by such tests. compulsion, but for the excitement of marvel at the chutzpah of a federal judge schools. The ACLU is seeking activist They are quite adept at picking up on manipulating and controlling other charging Congress with violating the judges who will rule it a violation of the what will help them - the law being a people. separation of powers after we've First Amendment for the Boy Scouts to favorite course of study behind bars. Criminals can change; they can stop endured years of judges legislating from pledge allegiance to God and country Also, criminals are quick to pick up on being criminals, Samenow has found. the bench, rewriting our Constitution, and commit to keeping themselves psychological jargon and get good at To do so, they have to choose to do so. distorting our history, assaulting our "morally straight." feeding it back to the practitioners. In They have to learn how to think about morals, saving vicious criminals from Congress should repeal the 1976 law other words, crooks are good at the future, and especially about how their just punishment, raising taxes and that permits activist judges to grant scamming mental health workers. If their actions will affect other people. inflicting us with foreign laws. lavish attorney's fees to the ACLU when someone thinks they are nuts, not a (To learn more about Samenow's When a man's honor is impugned, he it succeeds in banning the Boy Scouts, crook, and that will get them out of jail, findings and his book, Inside the can pretend he didn't hear the insult or he the Ten Commandments or a cross that then, they quickly learn to sound as if Criminal Mind, you can listen to my can come out fighting. Congress can't has existed on public property for they are mentally ill. interview of him at pretend it didn't hear Judge Birch's decades. Samenow warns therapists against www.gunowners.org/radio.htm in the insult, so Congress must take action to Both Houses of Congress should hold listening to just one side - especially archives of my Live Fire radio curb the imperial action of supremacist hearings about remedies for supremacist when the one side is a criminal (of any program.) judges. decisions. Congress should bring age) who lies not out of necessity but as Until criminals choose to change, they Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., defiant judges before the American a way of getting a thrill from will be criminals and the rest of us make responded that we saw "a state judge people to answer questions about their manipulating other people. Lying gives a huge mistake to ignore that simple completely ignore a congressional worst rulings. power. A child or a student can often con fact. committee's subpoena and insult its Any judge who allows an adulterer a mental health practitioner into And, sorry gun control advocates - intent" and "a federal court not only with a live-in girlfriend to terminate the thinking that a parent or a teacher is an criminals don't care about your gun reject, but deride the very law that life of his wife should be impeached. abuser and should be brought under control laws. They know that gun Congress passed." House Judiciary Victims of such judges should have the control in the criminal justice system. control is only for suckers (their word), Committee Chairman Rep. James right to demand a different judge (as is Samenow has found that without a third not for them. What does that make those Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., who has currently granted by Illinois courts). party who can provide a "truth check" of who support gun control laws? Aiding likewise had enough, said, "Terri's will Now that judges embrace forcibly what the child or student accuser is and abetting criminals is a term that to live should serve as an inspiration and starving someone to death, Congress saying, devastating injustices can result. comes to mind. impetus for action." should use its appropriation power to Indeed, many people come from One of the legislative ramifications of Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, starve the judicial budget. Let's cut out Samenow's research bears on the so- spoke for Americans who believe in the judges' perks such as travel to called Our Lady of Peace Act. Anti- Constitution when he said, "The international conferences where they Second Amendment Senator Charles Congress of the United States for many, pick up bad ideas about conforming our Schumer (D-NY) wants to add mental many years has shirked its responsibility laws to foreign opinions and United Put the Power health records to the National Criminal to hold the judiciary accountable. No Nations treaties. Information database. The assumption longer." On April 1, Justice Ruth Bader is that mental illness is a predictor of Even some Democrats in Congress are Ginsburg criticized congressional of the Press to violent behavior. Based on his extensive dismayed by the arrogance of the judges. resolutions to curb the out-of-control clinical experience, Samenow puts it Adam Schiff, D-Calif., observed that judges, saying, "It is disquieting that work for you very succinctly: "[A]ll criminals are "once they get on the bench, they seem they have attracted sizable support." She rational and … crime is never caused by to think the importance of having a endorsed the practice of consulting and your cause! mental illness." relationship with the House and Senate foreign and international law. Of course, Schumer wants to disarm no longer exists." But Chief Justice William Rehnquist Americans and has shown that, for him, But Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., like included this statement in his annual any excuse is a good excuse. But the rest most liberals who can't achieve their report without any criticism or of us now know the truth: all medical radical goals legislatively, supports comment: "There were several bills Call for more records, including mental health judicial supremacy over Congress, the introduced in the last Congress that records, should be off limits to police president, the Florida governor and would limit the jurisdiction of the investigators. legislature. Kennedy even tried to federal courts to decide constitutional information. © 2005 Larry Pratt - All Rights silence complaints by absurdly challenges to certain kinds of Reserved suggesting that public criticism incites government action." violence against judges. Maybe Rehnquist was reminding It’s your contributions that Congress of its constitutional powers to make these and other articles The Constitution expressly limits the constrain the judiciary. (541) 474-7885 in the US~Observer possible. power of federal judges to what our We thank all our supporters! elected representatives give them. After More Commentary on Page 8 www.usobserver.com US~Observer • Page 5 Public Servants, My Foot By Charley Reese They do have meaning, because every in circulation. The more dollars, the less and entertainment. penny the federal government takes in each one buys. So for years, Congress The American people deserve a sound The U.S. public debt is $7.7 trillion. must of necessity come out of the labor, has been flushing more dollars into the currency that keeps its value. They The annual interest on it is $120 billion. sweat, savings and earnings of the system to cover its deficits and reckless deserve a frugal government that will Total receipts for fiscal 2005 through American people. Money the spending. not burden future generations with debts December were $487 billion. Total government takes from us is money we Now, most modern politicians being for things long ago consumed. Thomas outlays were $605 billion. don't have to feed our families and liars, they are always trying to cover Jefferson said that no government debt There is a line from one of Charles provide them with medical care and their tracks. They want you to should extend beyond 20 years, Dickens' novels that goes something with shelter. concentrate on the monthly figures, generally considered one generation. like this: Income 21 shillings, outgo 19 There's your best argument for small which are reasonably low. What they As we say in the South, the American shillings equals bliss. Income 21 government. We need government, and don't tell you is that inflation is people are being screwed, blued and shillings, outgo 22 shillings equals we must pay for it. But if government cumulative. The sum of low annual rates tattooed by the politicians in misery. gets too big, it becomes predatory and added together equals a large loss of Washington, and most of the people It is a simple truth that anyone – a impoverishes people rather than helps purchasing power. don't even know it. They are suffocated person, a family or a government – who them. Another trick they use is to constantly by the incessant amount of fertilizer spends more than what is taken in will Governments, of course, don't go change the base year by which poured on them by the smiley, overpaid, eventually be bankrupt. Most of the bankrupt. They usually resort to purchasing power is measured. If they overperked, overpensioned politicians politicians in Washington, including the inflating the currency. That not only still used 1967, it would show that the who have voted themselves into the top president – not to mention most cheats the creditors by paying them off dollar has lost almost 75 percent of its 5 percent of income. Public servants, my Americans – seem unconcerned about with dollars that won't buy much, but it purchasing power, so they set a new base foot. this pending disaster. also robs the people of their earnings year every 20 years. That means, for Charley Reese has been a journalist How many people have to work how and their savings. Our government, in example, a $10,000 life-insurance for 49 years, reporting on everything long just to pay the taxes necessary to cahoots with the Federal Reserve policy purchased in 1967 would today from sports to politics. From 1969 to cover the annual interest? That $120 System, has been systematically pay the beneficiary about $2,500. The 1971, he worked as a campaign staffer billion goes right into private and inflating the currency for years. other $7,500 has been stolen by the for gubernatorial, senatorial and corporate pockets before the A dollar in 1967 would buy four government. congressional races in several states. government even buys a pencil, much gallons of gas. Today, it will not buy one I've always been puzzled about why so He was an editor, assistant to the less performs any services. To most of gallon. You have to remember, our many Americans are so easily satisfied publisher, and columnist for the us, billions and trillions of dollars are currency is backed up by nothing. You by their politicians. I suppose it's a Orlando Sentinel from 1971 to 2001. inconceivable, and therefore we tend to can't exchange a dollar for gold or silver. combination of low IQs, inadequate He now writes a syndicated column look upon them as abstractions that have Therefore, its purchasing power education and naturally trusting nature, which is carried on LewRockwell.com. no meaning. depends on how many dollars there are further helped by incessant distractions

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Oregon House Passes Parental When Mathew later saw the Amber Alert on FOX 12, he recognized tanner Notification on Abortion Bill and Eggiman and called police. "I head sweat running down my head. I By Steven Ertelt reducing the number of teen abortions. was concerned cause I heard he was LifeNews.com Editor Even if the bill makes it out of the kidnapped taken just taken away." Senate, pro-abortion Governor Ted Thanks to Mathew, police later caught Salem, OR -- The Oregon House of Kulongoski, a Demorat, would likely up with Eggiman getting Tanner safely Representatives on Tuesday passed a veto it. By Fox 12 News back home. measure that would require abortion Planned Parenthood and other "He's a good kid he's aware of his facilities to notify parents before an abortion advocates told members of the Oregon - If a child is abducted in surroundings were vey proud of him." abortion is performed on a teenager. to oppose the bils because it would harm Oregon, the Amber Alert system is now At a recent news conference, Oregon's The bill, approved on a 32-27 vote, women. more ready to help find them. governor introduced the new Amber now heads to the state Senate, though it But pro-life lawmakers disagreed. Oregon's system recently connected to Alert web portal. is not expected to be approved there "Would you support a law allowing other states through a new web portal The enhanced system links Oregon to because Democrats control the your teenaged daughters to receive that gives police officers and the general five other states, allowing Oregon's chamber. cosmetic surgery without your public a greater chance of finding the Amber information to be shared with Backers of the legislation say parents notification and consent?" asked Rep. missing child alive. millions of more people... should be able to be informed about Donna Nelson (R-McMinnville). "Most Last October 11-year-old Tanner Kahn It also gets potentially life saving medical surgeries performed on their parents would never dream of allowing was abducted from his Mt. Angel home information to many state police children and note that parental their minor children to undergo invasive and Oregon's Amber Alert system went agenices faster. involvement is required on other and possibly dangerous elective surgery to work. That means kids like tanner have a medical issues. without notification and consent." Police say Tanner's mother's better chance of making it back to their They also say that abortion has serious Esther Ripplinger, who volunteers boyfriend, Jeffery Eggiman kidnapped mothers alive. emotional and physical consequences with a group of post-abortion women the child taking him to this heavily When a child is abducted quickly for teenagers, including increasing risk who regret their abortions testified wooded area. distributing information about the case of depression or incidence of along with other post-abortive women Fortunately these three hunters is key. contracting breast cancer. in favor of the bill, according to the AP spotted eggiman with tanner. Eleven- Authorities say three of every four "Whether or not a girl's going to have story. year-old Mathew Dickson paid special victims taken are killed within the first an abortion is not the issue," said Rep. "I want all women to have the attention. three hours. Dennis Richardson, a Republican who opportunity to have the facts about backs the bill. "The issue is whether abortion, and to be offered pregnancy parents ... should have the right to resources prior to choosing an know." abortion," Ripplinger said. CABLE EMPLOYEE Parents must be informed about the Gayle Atteberry, executive director of abortion 48 hours ahead of time and Oregon Right to Life says that surveys For SOUGHT exceptions would be made in life- taken of Oregonions on abortion show Information threatening situations and cases of child that there is support for these kinds of abuse. proposals. regarding Oregon Right to Life called the Still, she realizes the fight to pass the measure a "common sense" bill, bills is more difficult in the Democrat- David according to an Associated Press report controlled state Senate. and said it was modeled after similar "I know the support is there, except White’s laws in 24 states. Such statutes have among the Senate Democrats," innocence. been credited with significantly Atteberry told AP. Possibly employed by Schenck Communications, Underground Specialties, Gibson Tech., or Blue Mtn. Telecom.

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Continued from page 1 Ex Deputy Sheriff Crashes ... Interestingly, no breath test was done on have to pay. Valdez. The practice of Valdez’s US~Observer has the details of this excessive drinking and other criminal DA Stephen Campbell sizzling story that is still dogging activity has been reported by the Has a Choice The name Sean Valdez has become a Valdez. The case was moved to Observer in the past, only to fall upon black mark against the Josephine neighboring Jackson County (JaCo) for deaf ears. Valdez is reportedly on a cruise and County Sheriff’s Office and of interest DA Huddleston to prosecute. It appears The officer states specifically in his will have more questions to answer on to the residents of Josephine County. Valdez received favored citizen status report that he told Valdez not to go over his return. The paper work on this case Valdez and Sheriff Daniel are tied because of his law enforcement and contact the neighbor. The officer has been transferred from the Grants together as though with a nuptial knot. connections with the JaCo DA who said Valdez understood the request. Yet Pass City Police to the local district What Valdez has done reflects back on presented Valdez with a chocolate- Valdez ignored this order of a police attorney’s office. This case will take the Sheriff Daniel. County residents should coated plea bargain. The charges were officer and contacted the neighbor the measure of the new District Attorney, be worrying about the ethics and quality reduced to a misdemeanor menacing next day. The officer then received a call Stephen Campbell. Will the case be of some of the deputies in the Josephine charge, community service, a domestic from Valdez saying the neighbor had transferred to JaCo as the first case was County Sheriff’s Office as should some violence diversion program, and agreed not to press charges. or handled in Josephine County since of the excellent officers working there. counseling. At this time Valdez still had The neighbor was reportedly Valdez is no longer employed by the Many crimes in the county aren’t being his police certification, and Sheriff intimidated by Valdez. She did take a county sheriff’s office? There should be investigated. Sheriff Daniel’s promises Daniel said he would hire him back check from Valdez for $1,000 to cover no conflict of interest for the JoCo DA have turned out to be a crock of pickle since he was a good officer. With his the cost of her homeowner’s deductible now. Will Valdez again have his day in juice and Josephine County residents latest escapade it’s most likely Valdez insurance. She told the officer she failed court or will there be another attempted have been left with a few criminal has violated the terms of his plea to see why her insurance company cover up? officers possessing the ability to charge agreement. After reading part two of the should have to pay for the damages. The others with crimes. And a very, very Sean Valdez calamity, Mr. DA officer agreed that her insurer shouldn’t The Black Mark incompetent and embarrassing Sheriff. Huddleston needs to take a second look at Valdez’s record. Perhaps the original charges should be reinstated. A felony conviction would preclude him from owning a gun and being a police officer in the future. Cops that drink to excess, attempt to throttle women, and engage in hit and run should try another occupation. Should Huddleston excuse Valdez’s criminal actions further, the public will have little doubt regarding his poor to unacceptable job performance… My Friend Did It

The allegations against Valdez are adding up like takers for a free meal. The police report includes all the following ingredients: hit and run, alcohol, lying to a police officer, and intimidation of a victim. Initially, Valdez denied responsibility for hitting the home structure and claimed it was a friend driving his vehicle. The officer checked out Valdez’s statement and found the statement to be false. When the officer asked Valdez why he lied, Valdez responded that he didn’t know what to say. Valdez admitted to drinking at local establishments and then having several beers when he got home. The smell of alcohol was detectable on his person as mentioned in the police report.

Did You Know? The flag of Oregon is the only state flag with different pictures on each side. On the reverse appears a beaver, the state animal. Both sides have a field of navy blue with design in gold. The front picture includes a heart shaped shield with an eagle on top, surrounded by thirty-three stars. (The number of states in 1859.) www.usobserver.com US~Observer • Page 8 Zogby Poll: Americans Not in Favor More of Starving Terri Schiavo COMMENTARY LifeNews.com Editor disabled, that patient should never be Verbal Assassination denied food and water." Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The poll also lent support to members Polls leading up to the death of Terri of Congress to who passed legislation Jo-Co-Rama (joke-o-rama) Schiavo made it appear Americans had seeking to prevent Terri's starvation The endless laughter generated by a sham system ... formed a consensus in favor of ending death and help her parents take their her life. However, a new Zogby poll lawsuit to federal courts. By Ron Lee out of there or there would be a problem. with fairer questions shows the nation "When there is conflicting evidence The Verbal Assassin I took a step forward toward them and clearly supporting Terri and her parents on whether or not a patient would want they saw this ... they knew I had been and wanting to protect the lives of other to be on a feeding tube, should elected It was years ago when I was introduced watching. One turned toward me, disabled patients. officials order that a feeding tube be to the goings-on of hidden agendas and "What'cha gonna do?" The answer then The Zogby poll found that, if a person removed or should they order that it the corruption of those who were ... nothing. becomes incapacitated and has not remain in place," respondents were supposed to be responsible and trust- Now I've come to live in this beautiful expressed their preference for medical asked. worthy. corner of the country - Grants Pass, treatment, as in Terri's case, 43 percent Some 18 percent said the feeding tube Back then I was student body Josephine County, Oregon. There is no say "the law presume that the person should be removed and 42 percent said president at a high school in the "biggest doubt that its surroundings rival most wants to live, even if the person is it should remain in place. little city in the world," Reno, Nevada, sights in other parts of the country and I receiving food and water through a Swann said her group would where my principal stated his goal of think everyone should come and marvel tube" while just 30 percent disagree. encourage Congress to adopt legislation providing lights for our football field - at the majestic Rogue River Valley, Another Zogby question his directly that would federal courts to review night games a must. travel out to the Oregon Caves, go play on Terri's circumstances. cases when the medical treatment desire Perhaps I was a bit fanatic about my in the California Redwoods (only a "If a disabled person is not terminally of individuals is not known and the position, or possibly I took the short distance away), and jaunt over to ill, not in a coma, and not being kept patient's family has a dispute over the responsibility to my constituency to the Ashland for an evening of Shakespeare. alive on life support, and they have no care. extreme, and I stood-up against this For the first few years of my residence written directive, should or should they "According to these poll results, many obvious (to me, anyway) waste of I was niave of the corruption that not be denied food and water," the poll Americans do in fact agree with what school funds. I mean we had text books percolates from almost every corner of asked. we're trying to accomplish," she said. that were a decade outdated, an JoCo county and GP city governments. I A whopping 79 percent said the patient The poll found that 49 percent of emergency phone system that would might sleep better at nights if I was still should not have food and water taken Americans believe there should be never be trusted in a true crisis, and that unknowing and uncaring of it. Now away while just 9 percent said yes. exceptions to the right of a spouse to act awnings between buildings that left don't get me wrong, I'm not a conspiracy "From the very start of this debate, as a guardian for an incapacitated students more exposed to the elements theorist. I DON'T think everyone is out Americans have sat on one of two spouse. Only 39 percent disagreed. than if they were to be standing directly to get me, and YES there are fantastic sides," Concerned Women for When asked directly about Terri's case under a sudden cloudburst! officials amongst the creeps, as well as America's Lanier Swann said in and told the her estranged husband For me, it was simple. The money great police/sheriff personel who truly response to the poll. One side "believes Michael "has had a girlfriend for 10 could be spent in other ways ... all do care and make a difference every Terri's life has worth and purpose, and years and has two children with her" 56 (+/-)$63,000.00 of it. I voiced this. day. Unfortunately, the ranks of these the side who saw Michael Schiavo's percent of Americans believed Oops, my mistake. outstanding individuals is diminishing. actions as merciful, and appropriate." guardianship should have been turned The principal, offended that anyone, Since becoming an investigative More than three-fourths of Americans over to Terri's parents while 37 percent especially a punk kid, would stand in the reporter people want to talk to me. They agreed, Swann said, "because a person is disagreed. way of his sporting dreams informed the want to give me their scoop; their dirt. football coach that there might be a At first I didn't listen, or I should say, I problem. The coach informed his didn't give all of the stories the ear they stand up against all the corruption. I justice and psychology. He currently players - who were awe struck to be deserved, until separate parties started won't let this happen anymore. They spends his time helping the playing under lights like real football telling the same stories with the same won't get their "football lights" this time. US~Observer's clients with his no players - and I was left dodging blows names. These unaffiliated individuals The true comedy will be watching it all nonsense investigative reporting style. for the remainder of my senior year. have drafted one of the most bizarre and fall apart. Editors Note: The US~Observer will Luckily, I'm quick on my feet, especially disturbing pictures of many officials About the Author: Ron Lee has been a be publishing several upcoming pieces over long distances. I ran cross-country. and officers and it can no longer be freelance and published writer since in regard to the widespread corruption To make this story short, I suffered ignored, nor will it. 1985. He attended Richmond University in the Josephine County area. We repeated attempts by the administration The information I have been privy to in London where he focused on theatre would like to extend this opportunity to to strip my presidency and expel me has, as years before, shaken my arts, and the University of Nevada Reno those real and honest officials to step from school. Not because of attendance, morality to the core. The morality that where he dual majored in criminal forward. (541-474-7885) or grades, or behavior, but because I you do not steal; you don't have to lie; opposed their will. you don't commit adultery; you don't Fortunately, the bookkeeper - who I allow for - or participate - in the sale of think had a crush on me - slid me the drugs; you don't cheat those that rely on Waslin Construction complete file on my principal, the you to represent them. CUSTOM CABINETS & FURNITURE football light project, the athletic fund There have been multiple allegations and everything that could give me some of officers sleeping with under-age Kitchens Office Furniture solid leverage against those trying to get girls, of sleeping with women who are rid of me. And I used it. Yes, I stooped to not their wives, of using their badges to Bathrooms Decks blackmail to get them off my back. I just intimidate, of officers taking stashes of Additions Bedroom Sets wanted to graduate because I earned it, drugs as a "favor" to the one they then and that June of my senior year, I did. only give a misdemeanor offense to. I Specializing in Wrought Iron Gate Two years later the file ended up with have stories of county officials working & Fencing Installation certain agencies who could do with establishments; even though their something about what was going on in constituency overwhelmingly is Your Home Deserves the Best Reno, Nevada. The documents voicing opposition. I have officials contained evidence of misappropriation covering-up for their subordinates. I CCB# 71808 Grants Pass, OR Cell: 541-218-7787 of school funds, and embezzlement. It have officials misappropriating funds. went all the way up to the top. Even the There is evidence of a certain Sheriff superintendent of schools was involved. practicing unfair hiring and firing. My only regret, I let them beat me, There is so much more than anything they got the football lights - even though previously published. So much that it it was pretty cool to see our team play makes me laugh that not everyone has their hearts out under them. heard everything and done something OREGON ELECTRIC Then there was Portland, Oregon, about it already. There is so much out where I learned that to "protect and there for everyone to find out ... and you serve" often meant officers of the law can. Start talking to each other. Start lining their own pockets. I watched asking about your officials and helplessly as a couple of mountain bike policemen. Get the dirt yourself, cops shook-down a hispanic man in because it seems like only then will China Town. They pulled out his wallet, action take place. asked him where he got the wad of cash, As for me, I've taken the liberty to split it, and stuffed it down their pants. record what I know and send it about to He simply said, "I ... I ... just got paid. multiple sources in case of my demise. But they pushed him and told him to get Soon, we will unveil it all. Soon, I will www.usobserver.com US~Observer • Page 9 J u r The War On Judges i s BATTLE OF THE BENCH: D i s The rhetoric is heated. P r The political will is strong. u d Inside the right's campaign e n to rein in judicial clout. c Photo illustration by Newsweek; Supreme Court photo by e Molly Riley / Reuters By Debra Rosenberg before, lately the animosity—and a issues from the courts' control. In the Newsweek range of new efforts to curb judicial late 1950s, conservatives plastered power—have reached fever pitch. Now impeach Earl Warren billboards across It was meant as an olive branch in a with the possibility of a vacancy on the the country, angry at a string of State justices time of escalating hostilities. For Supreme Court perhaps only weeks controversial decisions on months, members of Congress had been away, the stakes and the vitriol are desegregation and communism (Warren rule citizens railing against federal judges, higher than ever. When federal judges survived). In the 1980s and '90s, liberal lambasting their decisions and vying to refused to intervene in the case of Terri attacks on conservative Supreme Court limit their power. So Supreme Court Schiavo, House Majority Leader Tom nominees like Robert Bork and can't take case Justice Sandra Day O'Connor embarked DeLay railed against "a judiciary run Clarence Thomas spawned a new era of on a quiet campaign to quell the amok" and said judges in the case would political hostility. tensions. Several months ago O'Connor have to "answer for their behavior." (He Among conservatives, frustration with to grand jury invited a handful of House Republicans later apologized for his "inartful" judges has been quietly building for to a private lunch at the court. In a small remarks.) At a recent Washington years. They contend that "activist" By Robert Schwaneberg dining room outside her chambers, the conference, speakers raised the notion judges are creating laws from the bench. Star-Ledger Staff group discussed judicial philosophy of "mass impeachments" for liberal "The courts are involved in everything," over sandwiches and a salad sprinkled judges. Focus on the Family founder says Mark Levin, whose new book Only prosecutors, not private citizens, with walnuts. "It was just the two James Dobson compared black-robed "Men in Black: How the Supreme Court can take complaints of wrongdoing to a branches of government reaching out, Supreme Court justices to white-robed Is Destroying America" became an grand jury, the New Jersey Supreme trying to keep the lines of Ku Klux Klan members. Ever since the instant best seller. "You have one branch Court unanimously ruled yesterday. communication open," says Rep. Steve husband and mother of a federal judge in of government that's entirely The justices overturned a lower court Chabot of Ohio, who's been highly Chicago were brutally murdered in unaccountable." In the past few years ruling giving ordinary citizens access to critical of judges like O'Connor who he February, judges have stepped up their alone, judges have irked social grand juries and reaffirmed prosecutors' believes stray from a strict reading of reporting of death threats to the U.S. conservatives with rulings on the words long-held monopoly over the power to the Constitution. Another critic on the Marshals Service, which protects them. "under God" in the Pledge of initiate criminal investigations. Judiciary Committee, Iowa Rep. Steve Now some judges are requesting Allegiance, gay marriage, the Ten In doing so, the high court turned back King, returned for his second visit. Last increased security and canceling public Commandments and so-called partial- arguments by an activist attorney that year he dined alone with appearances. In a speech earlier this birth abortion. Democrats in the Senate citizens needed a direct path to grand O'Connor after a private tour of the month at Goucher College, O'Connor stonewalled President George W. Bush's juries to expose corruption in a scandal- court. Because the justice could not talk herself said she was surprised at all the most conservative judicial nominees. plagued state. about any specific cases—or even violent threats she received. "I don't And then judges at all levels refused to Allowing any citizen with a grudge to controversial issues that might come think the harsh rhetoric helps," she told intervene in the Schiavo case—even complain to a grand jury would be before her—the conversation had its the crowd. "I think it energizes people after Congress passed a law allowing "fraught with abuse," Justice Barry limits. "We didn't quite get to the meat who are a little off base to take actions them to do so. That kicked the fight into Albin wrote for the state high court. of our discussion," King admits. "But it that maybe they wouldn't otherwise high gear. Now, says Family Research "In some cases, a private person might opened the dialogue." take." Council president Tony Perkins, the be bent on pursuing an ill motive or The unusual private sessions suggest Criticizing judges is something of an issue of judges is so important to his vindictive agenda," Albin wrote. "For that concern over the rising tide of anti- American tradition. During members that it's replaced gay marriage instance, political candidates, on the eve judge rhetoric has rocked even the Reconstruction—and again during the at the top of his agenda. of an election, might charge their Supreme Court. Though judges have civil-rights era—some lawmakers tried "Every issue we care deeply about has opponents with fraud or some other been dragged into the culture wars unsuccessfully to strip controversial the fingerprints of judges on it," he says. nefarious activity and request admission to the grand jury." Assistant Attorney General Boris Lawson, the trial judge, was right to subpoenas on the Monmouth County Barry Albin wrote for the state high Moczula, who had argued against grand refuse to "'open the floodgate's to Prosecutor's Office last month, acting court." jury access for private citizens, called countless requests to appear before a Gov. Richard Codey ordered Attorney Grand Juries were created by our the ruling "very good news." grand jury." General Peter Harvey to find out Founding Fathers as a powerful check "The opinion shows that for legal, "I'm disappointed," Loigman said. "I whether Prosecutor John Kaye had tried upon arbitrary government. The Grand practical and ethical reasons, the have a lot more confidence in the to impede a criminal investigation by Jury, in reality, possesses both a spear criminal justice system is not well- citizens of this state than the Supreme U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie that and a shield, and in both instances, it is served by creating the equivalent of Court does." resulted in the arrests of 11 public an instrument of the Power of the open-mike night before the grand jury," When he argued his case before the officials. People, and a check upon government. Moczula said. justices in February, Loigman That "fact-finding review" is still In Amendment V of our U.S. It had been decades since any citizen contended that empowering ordinary pending, said John Hagerty, a Constitution we are told, "No person had gone directly to a grand jury when citizens to bring evidence of corruption spokesman for the state Division of shall be held to answer for a capital, or Monmouth County lawyer Larry to grand juries would "help restore Criminal Justice. otherwise infamous crime, unless on a Loigman demanded that right in 2002, trust" in a government tarnished by Loigman, a vocal critic of Kaye, said presentment or indictment of a Grand claiming he had evidence of "financial recent scandals. that to his knowledge, the inquiry is Jury ...." What is a "presentment," and irregularities" in Middletown Albin, however, concluded that is not unrelated to the allegations he tried to what is an "indictment" of the Grand Township. a job for citizens with no legal training. bring to the grand jury. Jury? A presentment is the shield Monmouth County Assignment Judge "The prosecutors' offices in this state operation of the Grand Jury, such as Lawrence Lawson ruled that Loigman have hundreds of experienced and well- when the prosecutor presents a case to could not contact the grand jurors but trained attorneys, many of whom have the Grand Jury, as when he asks the should instead take his suspicions to the made law enforcement their career," Grand Jury to determine Probable Cause county prosecutor or the attorney Albin wrote. "We have no reason to When Citizens in testing whether they will allow the general. believe they cannot be trusted to bring government to proceed to try a citizen Last June, however, a state appeals before the grand jury meritorious Cannot Be Trusted for an accused crime. An indictment is court concluded that ordinary citizens complaints of potential criminal the Sword operations of the Grand Jury, have always had a right to bring conduct and to weed out frivolous If one listens and pays attention to the as when the Grand Jury goes after allegations of wrongdoing to a grand allegations unworthy of presentation." words of government today, it is one that government officials for violations of jury, even if it has been little used in Loigman said, "I think the Supreme citizens are either untrustworthy or law. (They are at liberty to also indict recent years. It directed that a letter Court has exaggerated confidence in the incompetent to decide for themselves non-government people, but going after containing Loigman's allegations be abilities of the attorney general and the their own affairs, and that government government is its principle Sword read to the county grand jury, which county prosecutor to deal with issues of must decide for them. The below is a function.) Now what is the distinction could then, if it wished, invite him to misconduct in government." One need judicial decision that has just ruled that between "a capital offense," and "an testify. At the request of the Attorney look only to "what has happened in as it pertains to making complaints to the infamous crime." A capital offense General's Office, that ruling was Monmouth County in recent months," Grand Jury. "Allowing any citizen with involves crimes worthy of death, such as promptly put on hold. he said. a grudge to complain to a grand jury Yesterday, the high court ruled that After FBI agents served seven would be "fraught with abuse," Justice Continued on page 10 www.usobserver.com US~Observer • Page 10 Continued from page 1

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Continued from page 9 Continued from page 2 When Citizens Cannot ... viewing of each one of them revealed Club 71 Serving in Excess the night of the accident, as witnesses that not a one of them were crimes at all. say he had arrived that night “stone cold In other words, a thousand zeros equal sober, and left stumbling drunk.” murder, and comes from the word zero, but it does compose a very long January and Tim had been “cut off” and Tim Little is currently hospitalized at capitation, "to behead." An "otherwise list. kicked out for 24 hrs on several Portland University Hospital (OHSU) infamous crime" means a felony, such as Grand Juries hold a very, very occasions by the previous management. and has undergone extensive kidnapping, hostage-taking, rape, or important function for the correct He is known for not being able to control reconstruction on his leg and hip. He has black-mail, etc. Felonies were once all running of our form of government, his own drinking and Little is currently been in and out of consciousness, but very serious crimes in everyone's however, our Founding Fathers failed to enrolled in a diversion program for a has remained in contact with friends and estimation. However, the standard of pen in our Constitution the full details. previous DUII. All of these facts had family in the Grants Pass area through felony today comes to mean just about They just presumed that future been brought to the attention of the new his father. anything, including victimless "crimes," generations would know the duties of manager, Rob Haynes, two weeks prior Tim has been referred to as a light in a to wit: ownership and/or possession of Grand Juries, which was detrimental to when the previous bartender cut off lot of people's lives, and had the guns, failure to file paperwork, moving our future. Because of the vagueness of Little and then was reprimanded for bartender and manager of Club 71 of one's own funds without reporting it Grand Juries in our Constitution, doing her job. In that instance Little simply done what OLCC has trained to the government, using privacy government began turning things admitted to having had two beers at a them to do, Tim would be spending time techniques to hid actions, for instance, around by brain-washing the people friend's house prior to coming to the with them all and not fighting to regain have been "declared" felonies in some into believing that their job as Grand club. However, the same was not true on his life. jurisdictions, which heretofore, were Jurors was to be a sledge-hammer in the not even crimes, much less felonies. For hands of the prosecutor. But from its fun, I once sat down a constructed a long inception Grand Juries were to be a list of paper "crimes" one could be forum in the hands of the people to accused of, and while sounding like the investigate government corruption, and defendant, if convicted, should be to go after government officials. placed under the prison, a simple

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Wildlife Commission who wanted restore our deer. His focus has been Incredibly, the Department of Wildlife guilty of a NDOW to go in a new direction. Under more rules, more regulations and higher has the audacity to propose that “any misdemeanor Director Terry Crawforth's guidance, for fees for sportsmen. Clint Bentley's employee of the “Department” may take and subject to 6 the last seven years, sportsmen have had failures are too numerous to mention. any wildlife from anyplace and in any months in jail and a more rules, more regulations, increased The amazing thing about Bentley, manner for any purpose determined by $500 fine. penalties, higher fees and fewer deer. Bradley and MacKenzie is that they “the Director” to be in the interest of And finally, the law Instead of getting this agency out of were appointed as sportsmen's conserving wildlife, etc. This gives carte currently prohibits the hunting of this mentality, it was more important for representatives. For the representation blanche discretion to Terry Crawforth to any game animal with the aid of any John Moran and Tommy Ford to get they have given sportsmen, anti- make up practically any excuse for he aircraft, the information being their buddy Clint Bentley on the hunting organizations should present and his employees to hunt out of season communicated to hunters on the ground. Wildlife Commission than to get rid of them with a distinguished service or in violation of any of the many rules NDOW's proposed legislation further Terry Crawforth. Had five members of award. Here is what this committee that you and I must comply with! This restricts the use of information garnered the Wildlife Commission sent the along with NDOW dreamed up to amounts to legalized poaching for through the use of aircraft by governor a letter of no confidence on harass sportsmen in SB397. NDOW employees only! disallowing the use of such information Terry Crawforth, he would not have An “administrative roadblock” may If a hunter kills a big game animal “in a by hunters within 48 hours of the aircraft been able to initiate a harassing bill such be established on any unpaved road for manner, during a time or in a place handing. Section 15 (3) as SB397. any lawful purpose of enforcing any otherwise prohibited by a specific Curiously enough, the next Section (4) Last session, a bill took NDOW from a game regulation. This includes statute or a regulation adopted by the of the legislation flatly states that “It is division to a department. This required specifically a “check station” whereby Wildlife Commission”, the penalties unlawful to use any information the Wildlife Commission to submit any game warden or biologist employed may be a criminal conviction of either a obtained by aircraft to hunt or kill three names to the governor who would by the “Department” may stop a vehicle gross misdemeanor or felony, NRS mammals or game birds”. In other then choose one of them to be the in order to determine whether anyone in 501.376 (amended during the last words, if you fly over an intended director of NDOW. This was a golden the vehicle is hunting, fishing or legislative session at the request of hunting area in the spring and see elk, opportunity for the Wildlife trapping or to obtain biological NDOW to raise penalty from a antelope, etc. you cannot use said Commissioners to recommend someone information or samples of any wildlife misdemeanor). The attempt is being information in your hunt next fall! other than Terry Crawforth, someone harvested. Section 2 and Section 3 made currently to increase the This bill is merely another example of who wanted to focus on game not law (currently, police officers- including suspension time of a hunter's license NDOW's obsession with law enforcement. But John Moran and game wardens-may establish a from 3 years to “5 years, if convicted of a enforcement at the expense of Tommy Ford chose to sell out the roadblock only on a “highway“. NRS gross misdemeanor and 10 years if meaningful game management and the sportsmen just to get a buddy on the 484.359) convicted of a felony.” Section 9 protection of our rights to hunt and fish Commission. If these two bills are If you “disobey the lawful orders or Perhaps the most outrageous section of which are being challenged daily. passed, their selfishness will have directions of a game warden or NDOW's proposed legislation is For the off-road vehicle users, this is negative repercussions for many years biologist”, you may be subject to empowering a game warden to search what you can expect if SB400 passes. in our state. penalties ranging from a misdemeanor any dwelling house without a warrant ! An “off-road vehicle” will include any It is important to expose the people (maximum of 6 months in jail + $500 Let's just trash the fourth amendment all-terrain vehicle, all-terrain who helped contrive these harassment fine) to a B felony (maximum 6 years in of the U.S. Constitution so NDOW can motorcycle, dune buggy and laws. The legislative committee prison +$5,000 fine) depending on the search your house without a warrant. snowmobile. Section 4. consisted of four people. John Moran, circumstance. Section 6 Disobey? Why would NDOW and the Wildlife No person shall operate an off-road an attorney, Bill Bradley, another Does that sound like someone commissioners even consider such a vehicle in the state of Nevada unless he attorney, Chris MacKenzie, another disciplining a child? preposterous proposal? The law has obtained and attached to his vehicle attorney (they are three reasons why If a hunter, fisherman, etc., shall fail to currently requires a warrant be obtained a certificate of operation. Failure to attorneys should not be appointed to the appear in Court on a citation, beyond a from a judge to enter a home. (NRS obtain and display such a certificate Wildlife Commission) and the worst sanction imposed by the Court, the 501.375 {3} If you protest in any way exposes the user to an “administrative member of the Committee, none other “Department” will suspend your the entry into your home by game fine” of up to $500. than John Moran's and Tommy Ford's license, tag or permit indefinitely. You wardens or “obstruct, hinder, delay or The manner in which the buddy, Clint Bentley. Commissioner may, by written request, ask the otherwise interfere with any officer, “Department” manages this source of Bradley has been on the Commission for “Department” for a hearing to employee or agent of the “Department” new-found wealth is not specified in the nine years and has done nothing to reestablish your license, etc., Section 8 in the performance of any duty”, you are Continued on page 13 www.usobserver.com US~Observer • Page 12 NDOW Hiding If You Don't Work for NDOW, Something? You Be The Judge! Your Opinion Doesn't Count By Gerald Lent By Brad Quilici sportsmen, ranchers, farmers or just “They know what they are doing.” interested outdoorsmen. I have seen all “They have the education.” With every legislative bill, there are At various times over the past twenty of them at these meetings. “How can we listen to a rancher? He always two sides. Let's present these two years, I was a member of a county game Many of these people are truly is not a biologist.” sides so you can decide which group is board to manage wildlife. When I was knowledgeable in their individual fields, “That deer hunter doesn’t know what doing the right thing and which wants to not a member, I attended these meetings whether it be a rancher who has lived in he is looking at.” continue with bad government. You be on a regular basis. At these meetings, it the same area for thirty years or the die- And the list goes on as we have all the judge. In this current legislative was always Nevada Department of hard deer hunter who has hunted a heard them point blank tell us that we session, there is a bill, AB3, to do an Wildlife’s (NDOW) position that no certain mountain range for twenty years don’t know as much as these super- audit of Nevada Department of Wildlife. one from a county game board, ranch, or a fisherman who knows a few streams duper trained college boys. (NDOW) farm or a hunter knew anything about like no one else. Like it or not, these In other words, all these dedicated First and foremost, this audit is long fish and game matters. This was in spite types of people and there are lots of them people are stupid. I remember NDOW overdue as the last financial of the age of the individual or how many are not only knowledgeable but are a Game Bureau Chief Greg Tanner telling (performance) audit was completed in years experience they had pertaining to very valuable tool in game management. (then newly appointed) Commissioner 1989. Even with the length of time there wildlife matters. These people take the time to come to a Ford that he and Commissioner Moran are people who do not want this audit. A Anybody and everybody who hunts, meeting and present their honest, hard wouldn’t know anything for at least four payroll audit in fiscal year 2001-2002 fishes or traps has an idea about how to earned opinion and relate their ten, years. He also told other NDOW revealed an NDOW employee worked do it or how to make it better. This is twenty or thirty years experience. personnel that they (NDOW) would 1100 (eleven hundred) hours of only natural for people who care. Now Whether it be a low deer count, too many have to teach the two new overtime in one year. Anyone with just a let’s go further into this. Lots of these lions or too few sage hens, we should commissioners how to wipe their butts. slight inclination of having a brain people will give their ideas to their listen and take that information into At their first Commission meeting in should realize there is something wrong buddies down at the local gun shop, account. After all, these people are out Tonopah, Ford and Moran showed up with this. How can one employee work coffee shop or sportsmen’s fundraisers. there in their counties way more than with a roll of toilet paper and placed it in 1100 hours of overtime which is the But the die-hard and outspoken and the most of NDOW’s biologists. front of their microphones. I didn’t see equivalent of 137-½ days in one year? truly concerned will go to a county To prove that only NDOW’s opinion any NDOW personnel showing them Here are the facts of that misuse of game board or even a Wildlife counts, I have heard time and time again how to use it! But I did see some butt funds. Terry Crawforth is the director of Commission meeting to voice their at local meetings and at statewide kissing! NDOW. One of his employees, Steve opinions. meetings the following statements from In the five years I served as a Bremer, was called into full time I have heard these concerns at both NDOW higher-ups: commissioner and the fifteen years of National Guard duty. Terry Crawforth levels as I have been both a game board “We need to listen to our biologists.” attending game board meetings, I have chose to keep him on the payroll stating and a Wildlife commissioner. Most of “Our people are trained in that area.” heard at least thirty or forty people speak that he was working at home. In one these people are truly serious “They are the experts.” Continued on page 13 year, Mr. Bremer accumulated 1100 hours of overtime. Let's put this into perspective. Mr. Bremer works eight hours in the National Guard. In order to receive overtime from NDOW, he must put in an additional eight hours. We are now up to sixteen hours a day without overtime. In order to receive 1100 hours of overtime in one year, he must work four plus hours in overtime. We now have an employee who is working twenty plus hours a day for a full year. Does anybody really believe this is possible? This was not a mistake. This was not a clerical error or oversight. This was a planned act on Mr. Crawforth's part and it cost the sportsmen thousands of dollars in one year. How many other blatant acts are being covered up by Crawforth? This should send up a clear signal that something stinks in this state agency and a complete audit should be implemented as soon as possible. This is what real sportsmen's organizations should have wanted to happen, but not NDOW's puppets who claim to be sportsmen or represent sportsmen's organizations. They legislative session, the legislature gave government by those who have a testified against this period. That is $17,000 NDOW a $7.5 million fee increase responsibility to watch over public audit. per year from an agency without any accountability as to where funds if this were to happen. At the first hearing on that has a $21 million the money was being spent. An audit would determine if NDOW AB3, NDOW had their budget and the cost of It is good government to hold a state had adequate control over wildlife puppets stand up (Larry the audit won't start for agency accountable for the money that is revenues and expenditures and also to Johnson, Rick Elmore and four more years. given to them by the public. In this case, determine if they have complied with Fred Church) and say the audit Perhaps the so-called it is the sportsmen who fund 97 percent laws, regulations, policies, procedures, wasn't necessary as it would cost “Larry's Coalition” of this agency and what real sportsman contract requirements significant to the too much money and hurt the members who are would be opposed to better government? administration of wildlife revenues. sportsmen. This is not even close to funded by the Nevada If you are opposed to an audit, you wave This is good government! Any being the truth and shows their Bighorns Unlimited, a red flag. Yet the Wildlife sportsmen's organization should want ignorance about wildlife issues. The Reno would not get the big commissioners who were present were this! legislative auditor stated this audit could game heritage bid tags for their opposed to this bill. be performed with the funding that has auction if they went against If there is a waste of dollars, why Gerald Lent is president of Nevada already been requested by the Audit NDOW. It appears they don't really wouldn't NDOW want to know? Why Hunters Association, PO Box 50757, Division in its budget. This means the care what's best for Nevada sportsmen, wouldn't they want to change if things Reno, Nevada 89513 money is already in place now. Yet the only themselves and they are against are being improperly run. If they really Editor’s Note: In the last legisltive Wildlife commissioners and their better and cleaner government. want sportsmen to believe in their session, the people of the state of puppets from the so-called Wildlife As president of Nevada Hunters programs, show them that their funds are Nevada had their taxes increase by 33 Coalition testified against the bill stating Association I testified in favor of this being spent wisely and properly. percent. NDOW raised fees by 33 the Department couldn't afford an audit. badly needed bill. Audits are helpful to They have stonewalled the audit in the percent. Currently the state has in The estimated cost of the audit would an agency and they might show NDOW Assembly Ways and Means Committee excess of $300 million to give back be $125,000. The billing for this audit a better way to do things. All state saying it has fiscal impact on NDOW. while NDOW is begging for more wouldn't start until 2009 and the audit agencies that handle public funds must This is their way of trying to stop this bill money. Doesn't this sound like an audit would be billed over a seven year undergo these performance audits. This audit is long overdue. In the last from being passed. It would be poor is in order? www.usobserver.com US~Observer • Page 13

Continued from page 12 or the bucks are not there, who do we commission meeting in Las Vegas, I snakes…Thank you, Mr. Crawforth for If you don’t work for NDOW ... believe? It can’t be them, they are not happened to have an 8 x 11 enlargement hiring someone so inept. It certainly biologists, they don’t know of a nice trophy moose that a client of reflects your leadership. about our deer herds which is the most anything…they are not trained!! mine killed in Alaska (Alert for little Editors Note: Brad Quilici is a former talked about subject. Lots of times, these Case in point. When the southern Stevie Albert-better check on this) while Nevada Wildlife Commissioner. Look are the same people year in and year out, region head biologist retired, that left a I was guiding for an outfitter. The for more of his articles in the future to hunters, ranchers and very importantly, vacancy for that position. NDOW picture was taken in the fog and in low expose the corruption in Nevada trappers who say the “deer are down, wanted to and tried to fill the position scrub willow. It almost looked like Department of Wildlife. close the doe season” or “we need to kill internally. Nobody wanted the job brush. No mountains or trees were some lions”. The NDOW reaction is because they would be directly under visible in the picture. It was mostly me always the same, “What does he know? Greg Tanner or “Big Red” as he is and the large palmated moose horns. I He isn’t a biologist!” known in NDOW circles. So the Pope as was showing it off to members of the Continued from page 2 Or what about the trapper who tells us Terry Crawforth is known in the NDOW Commission when Mr. Himes came up Prosecuting a Real Purple ... he is losing bobcats to lions and he tells family forced Tanner to hire Dr. John to take a look. He was quite impressed us that he knows of 5 or 6 different lions Himes, this highly trained biologist and asked me where I had gotten the and upper management in AAA. I have in a certain area. Ha! Another stupid from of all places, Mississippi. He went moose. I told him “The Sheldon”. He always filed income tax returns, usually one! “Hell, he has only been in that area right to the top--head man, chief, asked where that was and I told him the with the assistance of a tax professional for the last 3 months, every third day or supervisor. Yes, right to the top, northwest corner of his state. “Wow” he or Turbo Tax, and I don't believe that tax so and only trapped it for the last 5 years. supervising biologist of the southern said. “How many moose do we have protesters file tax returns. And I never So what could he possibly know?” region--sheep country--Ah, yes! The there?” I said, “Not many” at which had anything to do with management. In What about the die-hard deer hunting highly trained, college educated, time Commissioner Ford said “We only addition, after a 31 year career in the family that hunts a certain range every brilliant biologist with a doctorate now gave out one tag and Brad drew it.” As insurance industry acting as an year for the last 20 or 30 years. They was in charge of the southern region-- Dr. Himes walked away he said independent contractor (agent/broker) I come to a meeting and want the quota sheep country. The pride of Nevada, our something about not being able to wait was never considered to be an insurance cut on bucks and want the doe season state animal was being overseen by a to go there and see those moose….True company employee or manager, closed. They have basically monitored biologist from Mississippi. All of the Story! however, the IRS thinks my AAA the area free of charge every year for the dedicated sheep enthusiasts with Mr. Himes sadly did not get to the independent contractor status comes last 20 years with two, three or four hundreds of years of combined Sheldon to see those moose. He only with a key to the executive washroom." people with spotting scopes and experience needed to step back as the lasted a few months with NDOW. Dr. The fact remains that of the 25 binoculars, spent all day on the new sheriff is in town and he is highly Himes was a highly educated individual, Anderson Ark Information Officers, he mountain and fifteen or twenty days of a trained, just like NDOW likes ’em. highly trained. He was an expert, is the only one that has been indicted and thirty day season. When they say the Now for the moral of the story. This everything a biologist should be…his sources have stated that Kerry's deer are down or there are not many does was an actual event. At a winter expertise was tree frogs and tree influence and that of the CID agent, who lied under oath at a detention hearing, in trying to "get their man" are two factors Continued from page 11 Harassment in the hills ... “other opportunities for off-road use,” need. In reality, it is merely a power play keeping this flawed case alive. Karen (whatever that means) additionally for and another means for government to Fazio stated at the detention hearing education and safety training relating to get its hands in your pocket! that Peck had an off shore bank bill. However, if you fail to appear on off-road vehicles. (you can expect a For you naysayers who think these account with millions in it and such a citation, the further penalty is set driver's license of some kind will be bills won't cause harassment, it would be although we haven't seen the grand out as explained in SB 397 above. If you required next) Of course, the wise to consider what happened as a jury testimony there is no doubt that obtain your vehicle after January 1, “Department” gets its share in the form result of a bill passed in the 2003 Fazio helped indict Peck with her 2006 - you must apply to the of money to provide “law session. Anti-hunter anti-gun state damning lie. Our investigation has “Department” for a Certificate of Title enforcement”. Section 12 senator Dina Titus, with the help of none proven that Peck does not have any which can only be obtained if a Finally, in a single sentence, the other than (should be) sportsmen's off shore account. The truth will be Certificate of Operation or Certificate of “Department's” control of the whole representative Bill Bradley were exposed and Peck is hopeful that his Verification has been obtained from a mess is reaffirmed in Subsection 2 instrumental in getting SB135 passed. pending book will be a wedge in the licensed “dealer” of such vehicles- wherein it states, “The Director may The intent of this bill was that if a crack. Section 8 adopt regulations required for the person shot a big game animal without a The Observer's investigation has been There are four classes of certificate operation of the committee!” tag, the individual would be prosecuted as in-depth as any case we've every provided and the red tape and fees The result of the committee and fund for a felony. On numerous occasions, taken on and the results are clear; Tedd charged are substantial. It is interesting concept is to buy off the seen off-road NDOW has used this 2003 law to Peck is a “Real Purple Heart” who is to note that the enforcement of this organizations by giving a voice prosecute people on felony charges being falsely prosecuted at the hands of registration requirement is all “in (ultimately, no doubt, it will be reduced using technicalities as no big game a US prosecutor's office who is acting house”, within the “Department”, in to the whisper NDOW affords wildlife animal was shot without a tag. If NDOW maliciously towards an innocent war other words, citations contemplated to advisory boards) and an opportunity to has circumvented this law, they will do hero. There isn't one shred of credible be written by game wardens, an share in the wealth, establishing play the same for their proposed bills should evidence against Mr. Peck, yet there is a administrative fine paid to the areas for vehicles, organized races, etc. they become law. mountain of evidence clearly declaring “Department” the sanction of license NDOW will benefit in a massive For the future, sportsmen need to be his innocence. suspension for failure to appear or pay expansion of their bureaucracy with an made aware that John Moran, Bill We believe Mr. Peck has competent the fine, the overseeing of the standards eye toward controlling all off-road Bradley, Clint Bentley, Chris counsel as he is represented by Eugene of issuance and fees for the Certificate of vehicle use from the State's perspective. MacKenzie and Tommy Ford were Illovsky, an experienced and highly Operation, and the policing of vehicle A large infusion of revenue for law responsible for turning a Wildlife professional lawyer from Walnut Creek, compliance in the field, will inevitably enforcement will be available which is Department into a Police Agency. They California and his team of highly call for more law enforcement within the obvious priority of NDOW as are all a disgrace for having failed the qualified individuals. Further, the the “Department”! evidenced by the many laws, rules and sportsmen of this state and their US~Observer will provide more The next bureaucratic brainchild of the regulations sought in the past! With the capricious acts will be felt in this state exposure than those attacking Tedd Peck Department of Wildlife is to establish a requirement of certification of off-road for generations. are prepared for. “fund” in which to place these new vehicles will come the logical request Cecil Fredi is president of Are you outraged that a US Attorney license/certificate revenues, created for more law enforcement to force HUNTER'S ALERT and can be would attempt to falsely prosecute a “within the Department”. Section 11 compliance by literally thousands of reached at www.huntersalert.org. man who laid his very life on the line to A seven member committee is to be sportsmen! You can expect such things Editor's note: Former Wildlife protect all Americans? Are you formed from various groups supposedly as prohibiting hunting with the use of a Commissioner John Moran is outraged that our government would representing users of off-road vehicles four-wheeler ( a goal NDOW sought considering running for Lieutenant attempt to ruin the life of a man who in the state. (no hunter's representative is from the Wildlife Commission recently Governor. His involvement in helping was severely injured fighting for his called for ) Curiously enough, seven but was met with major resistance from to propose harassing laws and his country? You can share your outrage “organizations” have been pre-selected hunters) or the requirement of liability recommendation to appoint Clint with Prosecutor Kevin B. Ryan at to submit names to the governor for insurance as is the case in Canada. The Bentley to the Wildlife Commission are 415-436-6999… appointment to the “Committee”. comical aspect of the scheme is the fact disastrous to the sportsmen of the state Anyone willing to assist this Purple This committee is an example of that rather than a logical connection of Nevada. If this is any indication of Heart war hero should contact bureaucracy at its worst! The members between vehicle registration and the his public service, we don't need John Edward Snook at 541-474-7885. are to be paid per diem and travel need for tax money, such as a car tag and Moran holding a political office. expenses “if money is available”. funds to build roads- NDOW has Section 3 {5} “created” a need (the fund and Are you outraged by these bills? The committee is to adopt standards in committee to oversee the expenditure of If so, Call Governor Kenny C. Guinn receiving requests for “Grants” of funds sportsmen's dollars) and then created a at 775 684-5670 and Terry Crawforth US~Observer to enhance and maintain trails and manner to finance this trumped-up at 775 688-1500. 233 Rogue River Highway PMB #387 Grants Pass, Oregon 97527-5429 541-474-7885 www.usobserver.com www.usobserver.com US~Observer • Page 14 Law loses its way JURY RIGHTS! Jury Nullification By John F. Molloy down a ruling and that ruling survives Business of law Back b appeal with the next tier of judges, it popula y When I began practicing law in 1946, then becomes case law, or legal The concept of "time" has been By Curt Chancler & deman r justice was much simpler. I joined a precedent. This now happens so converted into enormous revenue for Jeanne Wollman d! small Tucson practice at a salary of $250 consistently that we've become more lawyers. The profession has adopted a month, excellent compensation for a subject to the case rulings of judges elaborate systems where clients are Too often Americans forget they were beginning lawyer. There was no rather than to laws made by the billed for a lawyer's time in six-minute guaranteed a republican form of paralegal staff or expensive artwork on lawmaking bodies outlined in our increments. The paralegal profession is government with democratic elections the walls. Constitution. another brainchild of the fraternity, in order to protect our sovereignty as In those days, the judicial system was This case-law system is a created as an additional tracking and citizens. But even with this protection straightforward and efficient. Decisions revenue center. High-powered our elected representatives occasionally were handed down by judges who firms have departmentalized their make laws that are no good and not well applied the law as outlined by the By the time I ended my 50-year services into separate profit centers received by the electorate. Constitution and state legislatures. career as a trial attorney, judge for probate and trusts, trial, Fortunately our forefathers anticipated Cases went to trial in a month or two, not and president of southern commercial, and so forth. that problem. They gave us a clear, years. In the courtroom, the focus was Arizona's largest law firm, I no The once-honorable profession basic, and forthright method of on uncovering and determining truth longer had confidence in the legal of law now fully functions as a correcting unacceptable laws. It is jury and fact. fraternity I had participated in bottom-line business, driven by nullification. Jury nullification allows I charged clients by what I was able to greed and the pursuit of power and the citizen to judge the law as it applies accomplish for them. The clock did not and, yes, profited from. wealth, even shaping the laws of to a given case, but unfortunately you start ticking the minute they walked Surely it's time to question what the United States outside the will hear the exact opposite from today’s through the door. has happened to our justice system elected Congress and state judges. and to wonder if it is possible to legislatures. A citizen’s last bastion of justice is a Looking back return to a system that truly does trial by a jury of his peers. The judiciary protect us from wrongs. Bureaucratic design has eliminated, eradicated or simply The legal profession has evolved ignored many rights, but a jury still may dramatically during my 87 years. I am a --John F. Molloy, Former Chief Justice, Today the skill and judge both the law and the case before second-generation lawyer from an Irish Arizona Court of Appeals gamesmanship of lawyers, not the them. To accomplish this they must immigrant family that settled in Yuma. truth, often determine the outcome ignore a small portion of the “judges’ My father, who passed the Bar with a of a case. And we lawyers love it. instructions to the jury,” and in so doing fifth-grade education, ended up arguing All the tools are there to obscure all jurors will know in their hearts they a case before the U.S. Supreme Court constitutional nightmare because it and confound. The system's process of are doing the right thing. They will also during his career. continuously modifies Constitutional discovery and the exclusionary rule live with a much cleaner conscience. The law changed dramatically during intent. For lawyers, however, it creates often work to keep vital information off- For whatever reason, the government my years in the profession. For example, endless business opportunities. That's limits to jurors and make cases so is turning more frequently to the when I accepted my first appointment as because case law is technically convoluted and complex that only administrative courts to determine law. a Pima County judge in 1957, I saw that complicated and requires a lawyer's lawyers and judges understand them. These administrative courts negate most lawyers expected me to act more as a expertise to guide and move you The net effect has been to increase our judicial safeguards. Most particularly, referee than a judge. The county court I through the system. need for lawyers, create more work for the right to appeal the hearings officer’s presided over resembled a gladiator The judicial system may begin with them, clog the courts and ensure that or tribunal’s decision and the right to a arena, with dueling lawyers jockeying enacted laws, but the variations that most cases never go to trial and are, jury trial are not part of administrative for points and one-upping each other result from a judge's application of case instead, plea-bargained and law. with calculated and ingenuous briefs. law all too often change the ultimate compromised. All the while the clock is In the Oregon system, judges would That was just the beginning. meaning. ticking, and the monster is being fed. like you to think that only the Judge can By the time I ended my 50-year career The sullying of American law has dictate the law. However, the jury has as a trial attorney, judge and president of Lawyer domination resulted in a fountain of money for law the ultimate responsibility and duty to southern Arizona's largest law firm, I no professionals while the common people, determine the case and the law. The longer had confidence in the legal When a lawyer puts on a robe and who are increasingly affected by decision of the jury cannot be re- fraternity I had participated in and, yes, takes the bench, he or she is called a lawyer-driven changes and an examined by any Court of the United profited from. judge. But in reality, when judges look expensive, self-serving bureaucracy, are States. Is it any wonder that the legal I was the ultimate insider, but as I down from the bench they are lawyers left confused and ill-served. system would like to eliminate, or at looked back, I felt I had to write a book looking upon fellow members of their Today, it is estimated that 70 percent of least control, juries? about serious issues in the legal fraternity. In any other area of the free- low- to middle-income citizens can no Research has established that the profession and the implications for enterprise system, this would be seen as longer afford the cost of justice in intent of the Signer’s of our Constitution clients and society as a whole. The a conflict of interest. America. regarding juries was that they were to Fraternity: Lawyers and Judges in When a lawyer takes an oath as a judge the law as well as the case. Collusion was 10 years in the making judge, it merely enhances the ruling What would our Founding Oregon’s Article 1, Section 16 states that and has become my call to action for class of lawyers and judges. First of all, Fathers think? jury decisions must be made “under the legal reform. in Maricopa and Pima counties, judges direction of the Court as to law” but the are not elected but nominated by This devolution of lawmaking by the jury will determine the “law as well as Disturbing evolution committees of lawyers, along with judiciary has been subtle, taking place the facts.” concerned citizens. incrementally over decades. But today, In Oregon, judges are not required to Our Constitution intended that only How can they be expected not to be it's engrained in our legal system, and inform the jury of their rights and they elected lawmakers be permitted to beholden to those who elevated them to few even question it. But the result is do not. Lawyers are not allowed to create law. the bench? clear. Individuals can no longer bring up jury nullification and they do Yet judges create their own law in the When they leave the bench, many participate in the legal system. not. That does not make jury judicial system based on their own return to large and successful law firms It has become too complex and too nullification any less legal or applicable opinions and rulings. It's called case law, that leverage their names and expensive, all the while feeding our in coming to a decision. and it is churned out daily through the relationships. dependency on lawyers. “Jury stacking” is a common tactic of rulings of judges. When a judge hands By complicating the law, lawyers have Oregon judges and attorneys who select achieved the ultimate job security. Gone only those who promise to abide by the are the days when American courts direction of the court as to the law. This functioned to serve justice simply and would be much more difficult if those swiftly. who appeared for jury duty knew their It is estimated that 95 million legal rights, and more importantly their duty, actions now pass through the courts as jurists. annually, and the time and expense for a Uninformed juries, in fear of the plaintiff or defendant in our legal system consequences that the judge might mete can be absolutely overwhelming. out, cave in to the coercive actions of the Surely it's time to question what has presiding officer. This would be less happened to our justice system and to likely to happen if the schools were wonder if it is possible to return to a teaching the rights and duties of the system that truly does protect us from citizen jurist as part of their curriculum. wrongs. Schools could teach of leaders such as John F. Molloy was elected to the John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, John Arizona Court of Appeals, where he Jay and Alexander Hamilton who spoke served as chief justice and authored out on the rights of the jury. Citizens more than 300 appellate opinions. should know that in 1972, Justice Byron Molloy wrote the final Miranda decision White and Justice Thurgood Marshal for the Arizona Supreme Court. Continued on page 15 www.usobserver.com US~Observer • Page 15 Following In The Footsteps of Judas By Keith Allison, D.Dn. concept about taking away some of the constitutional rights to do as they see fit. Nations Agenda 21, federal, state, federal governments power, I would However, this presumed right is a county and city governments are Public servants who are obviously expand that to include all levels of fallacy; governments only powers are entering into agreements with non- overly impressed with their “official government. those limited responsibilities, not rights, government organizations which allow authority,” have called me everything Much of my contempt for usurped enumerated in the Constitution, and the NGO’s to place enormous amounts from an anarchist to a person who is authority comes from having been nothing more, no matter how much they of land into “land trusts.” Since many of merely anti government. I suppose that taught in my youth that the pondeficate about their worldly these NGO’s undoubtedly enjoy tax- by their definitions, those are meant to Constitution, not political agendas or importance. No matter how loudly they exempt status, this takes the land off of be disparaging remarks regarding my threats of punishment for failing to pompously elucidate on their the tax roles, thereby increasing the tax “loyalty” to their corrupted visions of comply with an illegal order, are the constitutional authority to do so, no indebtedness of other property owners. the purpose of government, but I’ll take basis for our nations laws. But the public official, no legislator, judge, And last but not least, of the $2.5 them as compliments. Admittedly, I do corrupters have been doing all within governor, president, or bureaucrat has trillion plus our federal government hold a high degree of disdain for their power to change that. Today, the the constitutional authority to assume plans on spending in 2005, $121 million government officials, but it’s only for law is no longer meant to protect the control over, or cede our national, state, will go to the National Endowment for those who lack personal integrity, or citizenry from harm, illegal or a citizens sovereignty to another the Arts, $19 billion to rebuild the Iraqi those with the ethics of a common alley incarceration, or coercion, it is meant nation, state, or individual. It matters not infrastructure, $454 million to fight cat. I’ll freely admit that my contempt solely to coerce citizens into how you label these dalliances into alcoholism and drug addiction, for the corrupters reached new levels compliance with unconstitutional constitutional depravity; whether it’s $1,468,000,000 for the Small Business after being tossed into the local jail for government agenda’s such as the U.N.’s Agenda 21, Biodiversity, Smart Growth, Administration and the Securities and contempt of court. However, when a Agenda 21 and One World Order. Greening of America, Biospheres, Exchange Commission combined and judge adjudicates any case based on a Compliance with the U.N.’s ascension National or World Heritage Areas, or the Solar Energy Technology Program, special interest group’s private agenda to primacy is the moral equivalent of save this, that or the other, it is the Nuclear Energy, Science and and not the law, I shall always stand in Judas’ betrayal of Jesus. When even the unconstitutional surrendering of our Technology and Wind Energy protest. And for those who wonder if my president knowingly subverts the sovereignty to an organization bent on Technology Program will receive a sojourn into the catacombs of the Constitution in favor of the U.N., and controlling every facet and commodity combined income of $629.6 million Yakima County Jail made a lasting uses the legislature to deprive American of life on earth. dollars. Granted, that is just part of the impression on me, I must admit that it citizens of their constitutional rights, or In order to accomplish their mission, federal budget for this year, but for the did. If anything, it gave me a deeper refers to this nation as a democracy the U.N. demands that we eliminate God life of me, I cannot understand why sense of contempt and derision for those rather than a republic, then we have a from our lives, our constitutional American taxpayers are saddled with corrupt judges who believe they sit at the ship of state with a drunken captain protections and independent thought the enormous cost of not only right hand of God. asleep at the helm. from the American psyche. Through the developing these projects, but also Paul Jacob once said, “Politicians are Many of our ethically challenged use of The American Civil Liberties having to pay for the federal obsessive about the appearance of public servants presume they have the Union, the U.N. has found a willing bureaucracy that goes along with them. impropriety, while the actual corruption right to hold dominion over all aspects accomplice to compliment their efforts When one considers the costs of these steams full speed ahead. Making the of an American citizens daily life. in destroying the Judeo-Christian programs, combined with the never federal government less powerful would According to newly elected Washington religious ethic of this nation. They claim ending flow of American dollars that be the best method of reducing State Attorney General Rob McKenna, we haven’t the right to say a simple support the United Nations as well as too corruption.” While I agree with Paul’s he claims they possess a wide range of Christian prayer for athletes at sporting numerous to mention dictatorships events, we cannot mention God or Jesus around the world, our federal politicians Continued from page 14 in our schools or public buildings and pork barrels runneth over. Add to this the Jury Rights ... “Your Honor, I know it is my duty as the displaying of the Ten insatiable appetite state, county and city spoke out on the duty of the juror to well as my right to judge both the case Commandments is forbidden even in the governments have shown for an ever judge the law as well as the case before and the law.” In many states this will halls of justice. We are expected to increasing bite into every American’s them. Also South Carolina in U.S. v. undoubtedly be cause for dismissal but openly embrace the Muslim, Buddhist paycheck, and it becomes obvious that Gaudin (1995) ruled that juries are you will have alerted others in the and any number of other religions, all government’s power to tax needs to be empowered to determine relevance and courtroom of their rights and duty. while denying our obvious Christian severely limited. materiality. U.S. vs. Dougherty, 473 F Hopefully, this would help curtail heritage. In our public schools, our Knowledge is the key that unlocks the 2nd 1113, 1139, (1972) states "The judges and the legal profession from children are even often required to read shackles of bondage. pages of history shine on instances of the controlling and directing the outcome of the Koran, but not allowed to read a Keith Allison has been writing jury's exercise of its prerogative to cases that are to be placed in the hands Christian Bible. They are taught to politically incorrect articles for disregard instructions of the of a jury. It would also alert the believe in various gods who cavort and newspapers and Internet sites for 20 judge..."Citizens must understand that lawmaking body of our government that live in trees, bushes and rocks. If the years. He is a Viet Nam era veteran, they are NOT obliged to set aside their they cannot continue to make laws that U.N. accomplishes its goal, all we will holds two doctoral degrees and a degree conscience and their beliefs to follow infringe on the rights of Americans. have left is an omnipotent, socialist, all as a paralegal. At this time, he is the direction of a Court official. The We as citizens must remember that our knowing, all-powerful central working on several politically accurate fact that the Court chooses to ignore the forefathers gave us the ultimate veto government where individual pieces of fiction that are based upon true rights and duties of the jury in no way power to use when the government fails sovereignty is non-existent. events he has documented over the past obligates the jury to obey a judge who us. The jury is our last protection In an attempt to control and possibly 20 or so years. instructs them to perform against their against tyrannical law and an out of eliminate the ownership of private © April 2005, Keith Allison – All conscience. As far back as 1894 control government that only pays lip property as outlined in the United Rights Reserved Alexander Hamilton admonished that service to our rights and their oath of “Jurors should acquit even against the office. It is the duty of the jury to judge’s instruction…”if exercising their correct these mistakes. judgment with discretion and honesty The trial jury has more power than they have a clear conviction that the Congress, the President, or even the charge of the court is wrong.”” Today, Supreme Court because they have the EEEE knowledge of this statement is even final veto power over all “acts of the FRFR Guidance & Counseling more important as we see juries blindly legislature.” It is also the responsibility obey agenda-driven judges. As Justice of the juror to insist that his vote be Byron White in Duncan v. Louisiana, respected by all other members of the Are you a corrupt politician, 391 US 145, 156 (1968) stated, jury. The juror is not there to agree with unprincipled lawyer, or biased judge, “Providing an accused with the right to the majority, but to act as a qualified be tried by a jury of his peers gave him judge to see that justice is done. Each who has been traumatized by the an inestimable safeguard against the juror must step forward to protect all corrupt or overzealous prosecutor and innocent Americans from unjust laws. Demanding Accountability against the compliant, biased, or It is strongly urged that every citizen eccentric judge.” It is the duty and log on to the many internet sites which obligation of anyone called for jury duty describe and define jury rights and the US~Observer to know his/her rights and to exercise rights of jury nullification. Remember, them. When you come before a court if you do not exercise your rights you Our new help hotline will give for jury selection you may simply state, will lose your rights! the sound advice you need to: Have the Web Site Design and Implementation Uphold your oath of office. US~Observer for your Small, Call For Be fair decent and honest. Medium or Large Make friends with ordinary folks. Design Team build your Business, E-Commerce, oday! 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Oregon is one of many The consequences of failing to mount SAN FRANCISCO — states that specifically allow a parent or an adequate defense, or accepting a Consumer Reports magazine is guardian to use spanking as a plea-bargain is extreme. Research has taking renewed aim at a popular reasonable discipline. Oregon Revised shown that the victims of this type of air purifier made by The Sharper Statute 161.205 reads as follows: “The malicious prosecution are often barred Image two months after it fended use of physical force upon another for life from owning a firearm. They are off a libel lawsuit filed by the person that would otherwise constitute also permanently labeled a “domestic machine's retailer. an offence is justifiable and not abuser.” A false arrest and conviction The magazine reports in its criminal under any of the following leaves a family in shambles, the charged latest issue that hit newsstands circumstances: (1) A parent, guardian person a felon and the family broke and Tuesday, April 5th, that Sharper or other person entrusted with the care separated. It actually leaves the Image's Ionic Breeze Quadra and supervision of a minor or an disobiediant child in a position of Silent Air Purifier and four other incompetent person may use authority over the parent, knowing the similar machines fail to reasonable physical force upon such parent cannot discipline them. This significantly clean the air but minor…when and to the extent the often ruins the child and eventually also release potentially person reasonably believes it creates another felon for the state to deal unhealthy levels of ozone. necessary to maintain discipline or to with. The article was being published promote the welfare of the minor or two months after San Francisco- incompetent person.” Is Bernice Barrett and the based Sharper Image agreed to State Motivated by State and pay the magazine's publisher, Parents in Lincoln County Consumers Union, $525,000 in legal of the Ionic Breeze products," Wallach Federal Dollars costs after a judge dismissed its libel said in a statement. Jailed for Disciplining suit. The failed lawsuit alleged that In a statement of its own, Consumer Their Child Are abuse charges enticing to earlier magazine articles highly critical Reports said the magazine's latest Children’s Services and prosecutors? of the Ionic Breeze's ability to reduce article is accurate and that the nonprofit In a supposed cost-cutting effort, and Every time the number of abuse cases airborne particles were false and organization had called on federal to expedite their case loads, fathers and rise, more dollars are awarded. malicious. regulators to look at the advertising mothers are often persuaded by The Observer finds the practice of Company lawyer E. Robert Wallach claims being made by sellers of the five multiple felony charges to accept a plea prosecuting loving parents doing their said Sharper Image was evaluating how air purifiers it examined. bargain rather than face years in prison. parental duties is an abuse of the system to respond to the article, which advised "All of these 'not recommended' For instance, in some cases when there and it is an egregious abuse of power of against buying the machines. More than products did a poor job in our tests of is more than one child present during a the Lincoln County District Attorney’s 2 million of the $350 units have been removing dust, smoke and pollen from disciplinary spanking, one more felony Office. sold. the air," the statement said. "In addition, is added due to the fact that another If you know anyone that has been "It is astonishing that Consumers all five of these products failed in child may have been aware that a subjected to this type of malicious Union would continue its misguided Consumer Reports' labs the standard spanking was occurring to their errant prosecution please contact Lincoln efforts to attack the judgment and industry test for ozone generation." sibling. County PAC so we may investigate experience of millions of Americans Consumers Union is based in Yonkers, the case. Call 541-336-1233. We who are satisfied with the performance N.Y. Parents are Barred would also prompt you to contact From Their Home your State Representative and State Senator. State Rep. Dennis Cassini Finds Organic Parents charged with a crime for Richardson should hear from you as spanking their child are subjected to this type of waste of tax-payer dollars the possibility of imprisonment and is used as an excuse to increase their Material on Titan fines if they have any contact with their budgets and Richardson heads the spouse or children during the case, committee which controls the amount Science - AP without the permission of the state. For of money that Services to Children a parent to send their son or daughter a and Families receives. His number is PASADENA, Calif. - A birthday card would be considered by 503-986-1404. Please reference House close flyby of Saturn's big DA Barrett to be “interference with a Bill 5038 (DHS budget bill). moon Titan by the state’s witness.” Notice who now international Cassini possesses ownership of the child. spacecraft revealed an upper Additionally, the “non-abusive” atmosphere brimming with spouse is usually pressured to testify complex organic material, a against their spouse, or face losing Shining Stars finding that could hold clues their children to the state! to how life arose on Earth, scientists said Monday. Festival‘ 0 055 To benefit the children Cassini flew within 638 Malicious Prosecution miles of Titan's frozen Damage is Permanent of the Illinois Valley surface on April 16 and discovered a hydrocarbon-laced upper Titan," said Hunter Waite, a professor at Regrettably, many of the people Music, Kids activities atmosphere. the University of Michigan. charged with abuse for spanking Titan's atmosphere is mainly made up Scientists believe Titan's atmosphere cannot afford an attorney so they are and entertainment, of nitrogen and methane, the simplest may be similar to that of the primordial given a court appointed lawyer. performance theatre, type of hydrocarbon. But scientists were Earth and studying it could provide Generally, the court appointed lawyers Tree Climb, Free surprised to find complex organic clues to how life began. have no financial motivator to “defend material in the latest flyby. Because The $3.3 billion Cassini mission, their client zealously” as hypocritically Workshops, Dancing, Titan is extremely cold — about minus funded by NASA and the European and defined by the Oregon State Bar family, friends and 290 degrees — scientists expected the Italian space agencies, was launched in Association. In addition, the Public organic material to condense and rain 1997 and took seven years to reach Defender’s office most always has a more ... down to the surface. Saturn. The European Huygens probe heavy case load making it difficult for "We are beginning to appreciate the carried aboard Cassini was released on court appointed counsel to devote For More Information, role of the upper atmosphere in the Dec. 24 and plunged to the surface of much time and energy to each case. contact us by phone: complex carbon cycle that occurs on Titan in January. The routine for the court appointed lawyer is to work with the DA to obtain 541.592.2236 a plea-bargain. 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merely attempting to ask the judge a Judge Thompson, Your heavy-handed “police state” again speaking openly and simple question prior to the hearing type treatment of me is consistent truthfully in court about the on- that Weidner was appearing for. I was stunned when you abruptly with the pattern of outrageous going corruption problem in the Our investigation concurs with ordered my arrest, in front of a room judicial abuse I have been subjected Oregon court system. Weidner’s position that Thompson full of my shocked supporters and to for the past l6-plus-years for was set to have Weidner arrested Sheriff Deputies, moments after exposing the corruption in the Roger Weidner before hand. you appeared in court on February Oregon court system. That on- The Observer has received 7, 2005. I had asked your clerk going abuse is detailed in the Editors Note: Anyone wanting to numerous complaints over the years several times before the hearing documents attached to this letter. It read related articles on Weidner on this judge who clearly violated started if she had word from you was obvious to all the supporters and his involvement with the his judicial canons when he whether the request I had made, on that your ordering of my immediate Patricia Wishon case, or the Ole incarcerated Weidner. According to behalf of TV talk show host Susan arrest upon entering the courtroom Turnbow case should go to witnesses, Weidner had just a few Detlefsen, to video the proceedings was carried out according to a www.usobserver.com, or words out when Thompson ordered had been granted. When you prearranged plan to keep me from usoregonobserver.com. him arrested. entered the courtroom and ordered me to take a seat behind the bar I To the right is an excerpt from a started to respond by asking if the letter that Roger Weidner wrote request to video the proceedings had to Judge Thompson subsequent been granted. Before I could say to his wrongful arrest. more than a few words you, still standing, angrily ordered me arrested and summarily sentenced me to l0 days in jail for contempt. Then you had the guards threaten my supporters by telling them that anyone speaking up would also be arrested. JOSEPHINE COUNTY, NEVADA STATE OREGON Governor Kenny Guinn D.A. Clay Johnson

CROOK COUNTY JOSEPHINE COUNTY, UMATILLA, OREGON LAKE COUNTY, OREGON Judge Gary S. Thompson OREGON Judge Garry Reynolds Judge Lane W. Simpson Sheriff Dave Daniel

Anywhere, USA All too often today innocent people are convicted or wrong rulings are handed down from incompetent or corrupt judges, in concert with incompetent or corrupt attorneys, which literally ruin the lives of those on the receiving end of the injustice.

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Our first inductee was Judge Lane W. Simpson of Lake County, Oregon. Judge Simpson issues false findings of fact from his office in Lakeview, Oregon. Our most recent inductee is Circuit Court Judge Gary S. Thompson who represents Crook County, Oregon.

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House ethics panel lapses The filibuster - a debate Turmoil surrounding DeLay rises that has never ended

By Gail Russell Chaddock Democratic dominance "First let me tell Senators what potlikker Staff writer - The CS Monitor in the House in the run- is. Potlikker is the residue that remains up to the 1994 election. from the commingling, heating, and WASHINGTON – Every since its "The ethics wars in the evaporation - anyway, it is in the bottom founding in 1967, the ethics panel has House have been of the pot...." been the committee appointment most building for many years. Today filibusters are more often members were loath to accept. It builds [Former Rep. Newt] threatened than waged. But in a nine- no roads, fixes no tax rate, and means Gingrich used ethics hour filibuster over judicial nominations little to a member's home district. Also, against the Democrats in on Nov. 19, 2003, Democratic leader it can help make enemies. the late 1970s, when he Harry Reid discoursed on the virtues of But its absence is emerging as an was a freshman, and ever wooden matches and read chapters from unexpected crisis for House GOP since there has been a his own book about his hometown, leaders, at a time when they are also constant escalation," "Searchlight: the Camp that Didn't trying to stem ethics allegations around says Jack Pitney, a Fail.” majority leader Tom DeLay. "Many political scientist at Behind the drama are serious stakes in Republicans are getting very concerned Claremont McKenna the capacity of a minority to delay or about how to get this behind us," says College in Claremont, block a vote. Where some see a Rep. Joel Hefley (R) of Colorado, the Calif. protection of minority rights and of the panel's former chair. "When you're in the Senate's heritage as a "deliberative" After the panel rebuked Mr. DeLay minority in the House, body, the majority party sometimes sees three times in the last Congress - a step much more than the a hijacking of democracy. "Obstruction short of a full investigation or censure - Senate, you don't have is a weapon, and like all weapons it is House leaders moved three Republicans many opportunities to dangerous," wrote Franklin Burdette in and two staff members off the affect the process. What "Filibustering in the Senate," a 1940 committee and then changed the ethics you find is that very often book. "Yet in the lives of nations as of rules on a party-line vote. the only way the minority men," he added, "there are times when For Democrats, the ethics committee in the house can have a weapons are a safeguard." impasse signals that Republicans have role is to smash the Nor is there much partisan consistency become arrogant in power and changed china," he adds, referring in how the filibuster has come to be the rules to protect Mr. DeLay. Many to the impasse on the viewed. For decades, northern liberals Republicans, for their part, say the ethics panel. decried the filibuster as the key obstacle ethics process has been used to bash Ironically, there are to civil rights legislation. South their leader unfairly, and that the latest members on both sides of the aisle who By Gail Russell Chaddock Carolina Sen. John C. Calhoun used it to impasse is a partisan bid to deny him a support some of the changes that passed Staff writer - The CS Monitor defend slavery in 1841. Sen. Strom chance to clear his name. by party-line votes on Jan. 4, when the Thurmond logged in the longest The stalemate began when Democrats House adopted its rules for the 109th WASHINGTON – Named after a swift filibuster in US history - 24 hours and 18 on the ethics panel rejected the rules Congress, especially due-process boat used by marauding West Indian minutes - as he argued against the Civil changes and refused to allow the panel protections for members. Under the pirates, the "filibuster" has long been the Rights Act of 1957. Sen. Robert Byrd to organize. The Committee on new rules, the committee must notify sharpest weapon in the Senate's (D) of West Virginia filibustered the Standards of Official Conduct, as it is any members of complaints involving procedural arsenal - and as such a point Civil Rights Act of 1964, a move he says formally known, is the only House panel them and allow members a chance to of recurring controversy. he regrets. Senator Byrd and Democrats where the majority and minority parties review or contest findings before they It has been curbed twice in the last are now the leading voices for are equally represented. are released to the public. Republicans century, and, after two failed protection of filibuster rights. (The "The ethics committee works in a say it's unfair to members to have compromise attempts last week, the GOP's so-called "nuclear option" would bipartisan way. If any minority ever allegations drag on in the press, fight over its future threatens to eclipse restrict those rights in relation to the gives that up, there should be no ethics tarnishing reputations, without a the agenda for the current Congress - confirmation of nominees, but not other committee," Rep. Alan Mollohan (D) of resolution. and fundamentally change minority Senate business.) West Virginia, the panel's ranking In a reverse of previous rules, failure rights in the Senate. In the Democratic Radio Address last Democrat, in a telephone interview over to act on a complaint within 45 days This week, interest groups on both weekend, former New York Gov. Mario the weekend. ends the process, unless the committee sides of the filibuster fight expanded Cuomo called the filibuster "a vital part Last month, Democrats on the 10- votes to extend it up to 90 days. Under national ad campaigns targeted to the of the 200-year-old system of checks member panel turned down an offer previous rules, failure to act after 45 home states of key senators. Meanwhile, and balances in the Senate" that allows from Chairman Doc Hastings (R) of days triggered a formal investigation. Republican and Democratic "war the "fullest possible debate" of judicial Washington for an immediate vote to The new rule is a formula for letting the rooms" fire missives back and forth nominees. investigate Mr. DeLay in exchange for clock run down on valid or tough ethics showing the inconsistencies in voting Until 1917, there was no way to end a an agreement to the rules changes. cases, Democrats say. "It is the easiest records on the other side. filibuster. But President Wilson and Instead, Democrats are calling for a thing in the world to have a rule that The filibuster, or the use of delay Senate Democrats, enraged at how "a vote to overturn the rules and a new helps you avoid your responsibility, and tactics in debate, has often aroused little group of willful men" used the bipartisan task force to propose new that's what this one does," says strong passions. Today's fight over its filibuster to block a bill to arm merchant ones. Only a few Republicans have Mollohan. use to stop judicial nominees is today's ships in World War I, pushed a rule publicly backed calls for a new vote. But Another rule change would allow the version of "nuclear war" in Washington, change to end filibusters with a two- last week, Speaker Dennis Hastert same lawyer to prep the member facing but it's hardly the first brawl over thirds majority vote. signaled that he is open to such a vote. investigation and all witnesses - a move expansive congressional oratory. But between 1917 and 1962, the new The allegations against DeLay include previously barred to discourage A filibuster in 1841 over the firing of rule was rarely successful in actually charges that trips were paid for collaboration on testimony. "For us to the Senate's official printers nearly ending debate. So in 1975, moderate indirectly by lobbyists. have to allow that, we might as well not ended in a duel. During the civil war, Republicans and liberal Democrats While few House seats are currently have an ethics committee," Mollohan filibustering Sen. Willard Saulsbury of lowered the threshold for ending debate considered competitive, there could be a says. Delaware pulled a gun on the sergeant at to a three-fifths majority, or 60 votes. fallout in the polls for Republicans, if As part of his offer to break the panel's arms and threatened to shoot him. He That second change in the filibuster charges that they have become arrogant deadlock last week, Chairman Hastings didn't. Opposing a currency bill in 1908, rules began to have a profound impact in power stick. "Every Republican offered his own "ironclad commitment" Wisconsin Sen. Robert La Follette on how the Senate operated. "It changed running next year has Tom DeLay to extend the time period from sustained an all-night filibuster with the character of the Senate. Before 1975, running as a running mate," says Rep. considering whether to move from a glasses of milk and egg from the Senate 60 votes meant nothing. Now it means Barney Frank (D) of Massachusetts. preliminary investigation to a full-scale restaurant, until he sipped the one laced everything," says Robert Dove, a former "While the paucity of competitive investigation to a minimum of 90 days. with ptomaine poison. He later Senate parliamentarian, now a professor House and Senate seats makes a He also offered a personal commitment recovered. at George Washington University. turnover of control in either body "that while I am chairman of this Use of the filibuster has also had its Republicans note that when extremely unlikely in 2006, it might committee we will never dismiss any lyric moments. Louisiana Sen. Huey Democrats called for the elimination of easily lead to a loss of seats and put complaint without a vote of the full Long recited recipes for oysters and all filibusters in 1995, 19 Democratic control of the bodies in real doubt in committee." scenes from the life of Frederick the senators voted for it, including nine still 2008," writes analyst Charlie Cook in Democrats say the issue isn't the Great during 15-1/2 hours of nearly in the Senate. No Republicans his weekly column, "Off to the Races." chairman's goodwill, but bad rules. "If continuous talking in a 1935 filibuster supported it. "Filibusters did not used to Ethics charges were the wedge you're sincere about it," asks Mollohan, over the staffing of the National be the darling of liberals, just the Republicans used to end 40 years of "why not just change the rules?” Recovery Administration. A sample: opposite," says Mr. Dove. www.usobserver.com US~Observer • Page 20

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While I agree that And how about taxing Trust Funds the undersheriff he hired costs Please save all text files in text some Christians are participating in with billions in virtually tax exempt $80,000. Then the sheriff lost a $330, only format. yoga, I believe this is because of income? 000 lawsuit paid with county tax their ignorance of its content. They How about stopping unsafe dollars and insurance funds. It all do not know that yoga and Eastern employers from evading their makes a person wonder what he’s E-mail : meditation, and Eastern religions are responsibility for on the job injured gonna do next. Folks are gettin’ [email protected] inseparable. I did a study of yoga and workers by passing the Disability plenty riled up about the burglaries [email protected] found that it is not something that a payments on to the SS program? that aren’t being investigated, and [email protected] Christian should participate in. 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For example, perhaps to the Editor, guest editorials and Biblical meditation is a clearing workers would want to pay in and submitted articles represent the away of all distracting thoughts in a refuse “under the table” payments opinions of the authors and are person's mind and filling the mind where nothing is withheld. Dear Editor, not necessarily those of US~ with the thoughts of God. And there We’re told Medicare is riddled with Observer or its advertisers. is a clear description of what God, fraud. Good accounting controls are Thank you for your recent article The goal of US~Observer is to the Bible, is talking about. It is NOT way past due. about the child taken by DHS, but ensure “due process” and “equal at all similar to the "All", or the Let’s work for constructive change placed in a dangerous situation protection under the law.” "One" of Hinduism or Buddhism, and stop the fear mongering. Think anyway. My family is currently Citizens who have founded and etc. So, my main point is that people positive. confronting a different sort of DHS support it believe in the Bill of understand that yoga is Not for nightmare, in which our daughter Rights and Article 1, Section 1, Christians. Of course, Christians Helen Solem was removed from us because of of the Oregon Constitution should exercise and keep their PO Box 58 some confusing allegations she made which states: bodies and minds pure and healthy, Vernonia, Oregon 97064 in some notes at school. Without any but that does not include yoga. proof, documentation, evidence, “We declare that all Sincerely, etc., DHS concluded that my men, when they form a daughter had serious mental and Rick DeVos Josephine County emotional difficulties and that my social compact are Central Point, Oregon wife and I were unable or unwilling equal in right; that all Sheriff to meet her needs. As of this time, we power is inherent in the Edward Snook’s Note: Excellent have not been allowed to see our exposure of truth, Rick. The Bible To the Editor daughter for three weeks! It seems people, and all free clearly teaches we are to keep like everything we say is being governments are control of our minds and not Let’s listen in on Ma and Pa during turned around. founded on their empty them…Thank you for dinner. Pa says, “Guess what the I'll be happy to give you the full reminding our Editor of that fact. sheriff is gone and done, Ma?” story if you think it will be useful. In authority, and instituted “He couldn’t do anything that the meantime, can you recommend for their peace, safety, would surprise me, Pa.” any books or articles that might and happiness and they “He’s gone and sued the county document other instances of DHS To the Editor, commissioners with our own money, abuse? Thank you very much. have at all times a right that’s what.” Editor’s Note: We will contact you to alter, reform, or Re: SS Charges “What in carnation did he do that via email within the next two weeks. abolish the government for, Pa?” We don’t have any Social Security (SS) is a very good “Well, he wants to promote a recommendations apart from in such a manner they program even if 70 years old. One of deputy and give him a raise, and the getting the facts out to the public. think proper. This the fantastic benefits, Poor Farms in commissioners are trying to save the It’s sad when a family is so afraid enumeration of rights, America are history. taxpayers’ money. Now he wants of a state agency that they are too But some constructive changes are another $1,200,000 for more pay afraid to sign their name to a letter. and privileges shall not way past due: raises and benefits, Ma.” It’s worse when a state agency is be construed to impair How about preventing “I’m not surprised. When the allowed to steal children. We or deny others retained Congressional politicians from sheriff ran for office he promised he haven’t investigated this case yet, spending every last dime American would investigate all them but will report in our next edition on by the people.” workers pay into SS? There is no burglaries, what the other sheriff the outcome of one… Trust fund, only I.O.U.’s. The weren’t doin’ cause he said he were money is often spent on home state broke. And he was gonna have a live person on the phone in off hours to Continued on page 21 On the Internet: www.usobserver.com Windows 541-474-4499 1569 NE 6th St Grants Pass, OR Doors DIAMOND WINDOWS Siding Skylights www.usobserver.com US~Observer • Page 21 Letters to the Editor Submit your Letter to the Editor! [email protected]

Dear Editor, John Taft’s articles are a must read in I wrote the White House and asked our household. for the statistics regarding all other To the Editor, Behavior proves point at To all who work so tenaciously at military personnel who had received unavoidable obscenity. the Observer to produce so much 3 purple hearts in less than 2 months Why has there not been an Along with many others who don’t truth and much needed information, but they didn't reply...... oh well, I investigation into John Kerry's want to see their neighborhood you are in our prayers and thoughts guess I'll just make up my own medals? He seemingly has made a degraded, there are a lot of seniors, often. mind...... mockery of two of our country's mothers and fathers protesting Bless your hearts for doing the most prestigious medals: the Purple outside Club 71 for the best of Carol and Bob Miller story! Heart and the Silver Star. Many time reasons. The treatment of all these Josephine County, Oregon the Purple Heart is awarded people (protestors) proves their Carolyn Johnson posthumously. Most often the point. Countless obscenities, Los Angeles recipient is incapacitated or has lost a indecencies, and foulness have been To the Editor: limb! Why hasn't an investigation endured by these very decent people. been mounted? These acts have been perpetrated by Thank you for your stand against To the Editor, some of the patrons, some of the Club 71, the strip joint located at the Ken Zwick employees, and the owners of Club entrance to our beautiful I know what it is like to be in his Ocala, Florida 71, Larry Lacey, et al. community. The articles by Ron Lee position with the governments and Club 71 is the unavoidable have been extremely in-depth about being accused. They, local obscenity and it dominates the this vulgar, un-Godly hang out. government and federal, took all we A Real Purple Heart? landscape in this small community. Our elected officials would be wise worked for.....hit with a $20 million Its effect can only be detrimental to to do something about getting rid of lawsuit in 1978 for a sewer collapse What goes around comes around! every other business and residence in this community eyesore and cancer. we did not do.....were not even on the If this fellow is innocent of the the area. The community stopped If they find themselves unable to job (we are underground excavators) crimes he is charged with he has patronizing Lacey’s tavern due to his after all that has been exposed about and the lies and threats.....However, nothing to fear, right, crybaby? mis-management and mistreatment the club then I for one will get back in August, I think of 2004, this Sources tell me this is another of patrons and employees. In involved and find a way to get same sewer and same section attempt to thwart justice by the retaliation, he opened Club 71. people into office that will. collapsed again, but we are down in Republicans, who will lie, cheat steal The dark, secluded area behind the Having closely followed this issue, Florida, 1200 Miles away...... but no and slander to get what they want! building, including Lacey’s ex-KOA both in the Observer and the Courier word of that in the Detroit News. Boo on ya! campground, (Soon to be nudist/sex I am curious as to why the churches So, do all you can for Ted resort? Why not?) are perfect for the in our county haven’t rose to the Peck.....all these politicians are about Paul B. common, illicit activities associated occasion. I sure remember when as necessary as lipstick on a hog. with these businesses. Questionable they rose up to protect a local judge Response to Paul B.: activities have already been who had deprived a person of a fair Pat Claerhout observed. trial a few years back. The judge was Florida Dear Paul: Talk to the protestors. Hear what wrong and the person is now in they are enduring in their prison. The judge suffered a recall What goes around does not neighborhood. Help end the because of his corrupted actions and Dear Editor, always come around. Your right- absurdity. If you like this business left office early. What’s this tell you on statement about Republicans (expensive porn/cheap sex) invite about modern “churches?” Thank you for your report and your lying stealing and cheating proves them to your neighborhood. I’m sure Again Observer, you are a true assistance to Tedd Peck. I trust that my point. Most of them never get they’ll come. asset to our community. Thanks! you certainly will give the caught. As for Peck having nothing opposition more "exposure than they to fear if he is innocent, I would say Don Barret Jerry Ramirez are prepared for." he has everything to fear. 1,000 Sunny Valley, OR Grants Pass, Oregon cases to date wherein the Tanya Peterson US~Observer (formerly Fresno, CA US~Oregon Observer) has Dear US~Observer rescued innocent, but charged “Purple Heart” people proves this point. It's Thank you so very much for your Responses To the Editor, reassuring that you see through internet article on police officers the Republican facade, now you Sean Valdez . To the Editor, Mr. Peck has the biggest reason for need to see through the Democrat My husband and I have known for doing away with the IRS. No facade and on and on. In self quite some time about . I never could figure out why, if congressman should ever have defense, I don't believe a crybaby You hit the nail right on the head Kerry was such a hero, he wanted to power to put the IRS on anybody. Do would attack a crooked prosecutor when you inform the public how a high tail it out of there in less than 2 away with the IRS and that will do and the corrupt people who set his few bad officers ruin the reputation months? Why not stand side by side away with the “Social Tierney” in actions in motion. of them all. Hopefully the good ones and fight with the other troops who our government. The IRS is the only Thanks for the response and for will see that the Observer is working were risking their lives? That's what agency that can hold-up the law. It’s your obvious awareness of at least for the good of the community and I envision a hero would do. Just the same as the definition for the part of the corruption assist you when ever possible. imagine how many Purple Hearts he German “SS” society. surrounding us... You have been magnificent would have had if he'd stayed 6 Best Regards regarding your coverage of the waste months! OH MY! they couldn't Lawrence McLeroy Edward Snook and abuses of Sheriff Dave Daniel. produce them fast enough....

www. .com www.usobserver.com US~Observer • Page 22 Immigration MS-13 GANGS: Immigration’s Third World Momentum

By Frosty Wooldridge Council for Public Security, “The gang and Crips in Los Angeles, and NewsWithViews.com is highly organized and now, we suffer a crime invasion disciplined…with vertical commands.” from El Salvador. “They come to do the jobs American’s Correct me if I am wrong, but isn’t How many imported criminals won’t do,” President Bush explains. President Bush supposed to protect from around the world? “They come for a better life.” Americans from enemies both foreign Newsweek reported 700,000 According to Newsweek, March 28, and domestic? Didn’t he swear to gang members operate in 2005, over 10,000 MS-13 gang uphold the Constitution, specifically, America. The MS-13 gangs are members illegally crossed our borders Article IV, Section 4? Would 10,000 considered the fastest growing looking for a better life, too. Now armed and deadly alien nationals and most violent. It’s called operating in 33 states, ‘The Most constitute a domestic enemy from a Third World Momentum. Dangerous Gang in America’ illustrates foreign land? Those gangs bring drugs, how illegal aliens cross our borders “They come here for a better life,” lawlessness and fear to our looking for a better life while they make Bush repeats. “They do the work cities. They bring other ours a living nightmare. Americans won’t do.” consequences, too. Who are the While playing soccer, a 12 year old kid That work includes murdering and victims of drugs? Our children! is shot dead by MS-13 members in spreading drugs from California to Who pays for the 29 percent of Reno, Nevada. In Somerville, Maine. It means raping unsuspecting illegal alien criminals in our Massachusetts, two gang members rape and unprotected women from coast to Federal and State prisons at an two teen girls in Foss Park. Both are coast. It means 10,000 gang members annual cost of $1.6 billion? deaf--one is in a wheelchair. In Fairfax, put any of us at risk. It means the What are the costs of rehab for Virginia in May of 2004, MS-13 gang aforementioned reports may have our drugs to American families? members give chase to a 16 year old and names on a future newspaper article Who answers to the rape hacked him up with machetes. The when the gang jumps from 10,000 to victims? victim suffered loss of four fingers. A 20,000 members. This begs questions. Is George man named Ebert Rivera is arrested With Bush’s wide open borders, when W. Bush competent to fulfill his job as members operating in America on February 10, 2005 in Falfurrias, Texas. does the gang recruitment stop? president of the United States? Does he Bush’s watch, you decide. His crime? Rivera led six gunmen who “Flush with new recruits from Central understand the depth of the violence Write for that 28-point action letter to opened fire on a bus in Honduras-- America, MS-13 members set up against the American people in this stop this nation-destroying madness. killing 28 people. In Long Island, New cliques in remote places like Boise, national crisis? Would he walk down the For you West Coast night owls, every York, police find gang members shot in Idaho and Omaha, Nebraska,” streets of Los Angeles as a private Thursday you can catch yours truly in the head and stabbed to death. Newsweek reporter Arian Campo- citizen? Does he understand his Las Vegas, Nevada on Mark Edwards’ Machetes on Main Street America are Flores wrote. complicity in this gang invasion? How "Wake Up America" talk show on the theme of Mara Salvatrucha MS-13 “Everything gets bastardized as it can he pretend to protect America when 50,000 watt KDWN-Am-720 10:00 PM gangs now operating in dozens of US leaves the center,” said Wes McBride, he knows 10,000 illegal aliens cross to midnight PT, or on the web at cities. We’re not talking Disneyland. president of California Gang nightly? Who is responsible for wakeupamericafoundation.com. ‘Mara’ means ‘posse’ and Salvatruchas Investigators Association. “While National Park Ranger Kris Eggle’s On the home page, click on means ‘street tough Salvadorans’. The machete attacks might occur on the East death? Who is responsible for Officer americanvoiceradio.com heard around number ‘13’ is a gang number associated Coast, they’re rare on the West Coast. David Marsh’s death? Who is the world. Five nights a week, Edwards with Southern California. They kill While car thefts and drugs might be big responsible for the eight rapes of eight engages patriots from across the nation cops, distribute drugs like candy in North Carolina, gang-on-gang innocent women in Boulder, Colorado a to bring you the latest on this nation- machines, extort businesses and concoct violence predominates in Virginia.” year ago? Or, the New York jogger destroying invasion. If you are affected drive-by killings as standard operating Because Bush aids, abets and woman who was raped by illegals and by illegal aliens, please write 600 to 800 procedure. “We’re not dealing with Boy encourages illegal alien migration--the killed a year ago? With over 500,000 words for national publication. Your Scouts or bums,” Tony Saca said. Russian Mafia operates in NYC, 18th illegal aliens in our prisons and illegals name will remain private. “We’re dealing with true assassins and Street Gang with 20,000 illegal alien flying over our borders at three million rapists.” members in Los Angeles, Chinese annually, is Bush competent? © 2005 Frosty Wooldridge - All Rights Oscar Bonilla, director of the National Mafia in New York, Hispanic Bloods With 10,000 Mara Salvatrucha gang Reserved Police arrest illegal alien By Kathy McCormack enters or remains in any place." Associated Press "It is a novel application of state law," said Kris Kobach, a law professor at the JAFFREY - Frustrated by perceived University of Missouri-Kansas City, a federal indifference to illegal specialist in immigration law who was immigrants, a small-town police chief counsel to former Attorney General struck back Tuesday by employing a John Ashcroft. novel legal strategy against a Ramirez, of Waltham, Mass., was construction worker whose vehicle had having trouble with his sport utility broken down. vehicle and had pulled along a state Mexican citizen Jorge Mora Ramirez, road, Chamberlain said. An officer went 21, pleaded guilty to trespassing last to check it out. For identification, month in nearby New Ipswich and Ramirez produced a Mexican driver’s agreed to report to immigration license and a Massachusetts photo ID authorities. that lacked a state seal. He admitted to Border crossings near El Paso, TX. New Ipswich Police Chief W. Garrett police that he was living in the U.S. Chamberlain charged Ramirez with illegally and worked for a Jaffrey criminal trespassing - a violation construction company. He pleaded "We, in fact, arrest illegal aliens every spokesman in Washington, D.C., said comparable to a traffic ticket - on April guilty in Jaffrey District Court. day in this country who are violent the case illustrates a trend by states and 15 after immigration officials refused to Paula Grenier, a spokeswoman for the criminals and who pose a threat to municipalities to enforce immigration take him into custody. Ramirez, who Immigration and Customs Enforcement public safety and national security. We laws "through legislation, creative also pleaded guilty to operating without in New England, said when the agency prioritize our investigations on applications of the law such as this, and a valid license, has until Friday officially gets information on Ramirez, criminals and criminal networks that better in-depth cooperation" with afternoon to report to immigration "we intend to write him up and put him pose a threat," she said. federal authorities. authorities in Manchester. into removal proceedings." Grenier pointed out that in New Clare Ebel of the New Hampshire A spokeswoman for U.S. Immigration But the fact is, she said, this case is Hampshire, for example, her agency Civil Liberties Union said Ramirez and Customs Enforcement declined to about one illegal immigrant whose only recently caught two men linked to a pleaded guilty to a crime he didn’t say what the agency would do if he crime was being broken down on the Boston chapter of the brutal Central commit. doesn’t show up. side of the road. American crime gang MS-13, which is "I think it’s clearly an absurdity to The statute says a person is guilty of "The police chief is choosing to use known for beheading enemies, severing suggest that the criminal trespass law criminal trespassing if, "knowing that he this alien to grandstand about illegal limbs and boasting zero tolerance for applies," she said. "It’s not novel; it’s is not licensed or privileged to do so, he immigration," she said. police informants. bizarre." Manny Van Pelt, an immigration • Page 23 www.usobserver.com US~ObserverHealth Breast Cancer Drug Shows Lifesaving Promise By Amanda Gardner 52 percent," Zujewski said. recurrence in HealthDay Reporter "Undoubtedly, there will be a group of patients who Breast cancer cell women for which this will be a good received Herceptin The news that two trials of the breast idea." plus chemotherapy, a "highly cancer drug Herceptin were halted early HER-2 positive breast cancers statistically significant" number. Butler Trailers due to promising results was hailed by produce too much of the HER-2 protein, The specific results will be presented Serving the Utility and experts as a major advance in the which stands for human epidermal at the annual meeting of the American Construction Industries treatment of a particularly aggressive growth factor receptor 2 and is found on Society of Clinical Oncology on May proudly since 1968! form of the disease. the surface of the cells. These tumors 16. Genentech Inc., the manufacturer, and tend to grow faster and are more likely to Herceptin was approved in 1998 to With plants in: the National Cancer Institute (NCI), recur than tumors that are HER-2 treat metastatic breast cancer. Colleen Randleman, NC & Orofino, ID which sponsored the trials, announced negative. "It's one of the most aggressive Wilson, associate director of product late Monday that the drug had tumors," Zujewski said. communications at Genentech, said that 336•674•7804 successfully prolonged life and About 40,000 to 50,000 of the 200,000 the company "plans to obtain data from dramatically decreased recurrence rates women who develop breast cancer the cooperative groups and share it with for women with early-stage HER-2 annually in the United States have HER- the FDA to discuss a potential filing for positive breast cancer. 2 positive tumors. Herceptin in HER2-positive, adjuvant EU Urges Tough "This turns someone who had a poor "This is a major advance for those breast cancer." prognosis into someone who has a good women," Brooks said. "My sense is that because it's been Warnings on prognosis," said Dr. Jo Anne Zujewski, Herceptin, also known as trastuzumab, approved for metastatic breast cancer, the head of breast cancer therapeutics in is a targeted therapeutic antibody, some people will use it off label before the clinical investigations branch of the meaning it has a specific mechanism of the FDA reviews it," Zujewski said. "If Antidepressants Cancer Treatment Evaluation Program action, and is already approved for the FDA approves it [for the new at the NCI. "It basically eliminates the metastatic breast cancer. The drug, application], it will get even more By Ben Hirschler negative prognostic factor for this type however, can have serious side effects, widespread use." of cancer." including cardiac failure. For now, Zujewski added, physicians LONDON (Reuters) - Europe's "This is very important news," added Previously, women with this type of will "have to do sort of an individual medicines regulator has called for Dr. Jay Brooks, chairman of breast cancer typically underwent patient risk-benefit analysis." strong warnings on two classes of hematology/oncology at the Ochsner surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. For the future, the drug may hold the antidepressants, informing doctors and Clinic Foundation in Baton Rouge, La. The women in these trials had early promise of more than just a treatment. parents of the risk they could pose to The Ochsner Clinic had several patients stage, invasive breast cancer, meaning "We would rather prevent a recurrence children and adolescents. enrolled in the trials. the cancer cells had moved beyond the than treat it when it comes," Zujewski A European Medicines Agency expert Patients with early stage HER-2 breast duct and had the potential to said. 'When we prevent recurrences, we committee concluded that Prozac-type positive breast cancer who were given travel to other areas of the body, have the real potential for a cure. That's serotonin-selective reuptake inhibitors Herceptin in combination with Zujewski explained. In many cases, the why this is so exciting." (SSRI) and serotonin-norepinephrine chemotherapy had a 52 percent cancer had already reached the lymph The findings also offer hope beyond reuptake inhibitors (SNRI) were decrease in their risk for a recurrence nodes. breast cancer. "This proves the principle associated with increased suicide- compared with patients who received In order to make their decision, the that we can enhance our chemotherapy related behavior and hostility in young chemotherapy without the drug. All the Data Monitoring Committees regimens for specific populations with people. patients had also undergone surgery to overseeing the trials analyzed data on targeted agents,"' Zujewski said. "It "The agency's committee is therefore remove the malignancy. 3,300 patients. This analysis revealed goes beyond breast cancer. It's a major recommending the inclusion of strong "It's very striking. We don't often see the 52 percent decrease in disease advance in a major disease.” warnings across the whole of the European Union to doctors and parents about these risks," the London-based U.S. Panel Urges Guidelines watchdog said in a statement on Monday. "Doctors and parents will also be for Stem-Cell Research advised that these products should not be used in children and adolescents By Maggie Fox Health and Science Supporters of stem-cell research except in their approved indications." welcomed the report as vindicating their The action is the latest sign of a WASHINGTON (Reuters) - arguments. worldwide clampdown on the use of Research using stem cells from human "Because of an absence of Prozac-type pills in teenagers, embryos is going ahead with or without comprehensive federal oversight stem- following evidence that they can lead to federal support and must be regulated cell researchers are operating in a Wild an increased incidence of suicide somehow, a panel of experts said on West of science," said Colorado In August 2001, President Bush attempts, suicidal thoughts and anger. Tuesday. Democratic Rep. Diana DeGette (news, announced strict limits on federal Most of the drugs are only approved The National Academy of Sciences bio, voting record), who has co- funding of human embryo research, and for treating adults in the European panel said universities and private sponsored bipartisan legislation to said work could only be paid for if it Union, but doctors have sometimes used companies doing the work should remove federal funding limits on stem- used batches, or lines, of stem cells that them "off-label" in children. establish strict ethical and scientific cell research. already existed at that time. A few of the products are, however, guidelines, and should reassure the Scientists, including the National licensed for pediatric use in treating public that there are controls on the Boosting Supporters in Institutes of Health, have complained obsessive-compulsive disorder and one sometimes controversial science. Congress that these limits will not allow them to of them, Eli Lilly and Co's Strattera, is "The premise is not to advocate that do the research that may lead to new, approved for the treatment of attention the work be done -- that has already "The strong ethical standards in this tailored medical therapies and perhaps deficit hyperactivity disorder. been debated with some consensus timely report should give congressional even treatments for diseases such as Agency spokesman Martin Harvey reached in the scientific community and champions of research even more juvenile diabetes, Parkinson's disease said the new warnings would not elsewhere -- but rather to start with the support to expand the current federal and cancer. prevent the use of these medicines in presumption that the work is important stem-cell policy, and should give those But the White House stands firm and such approved settings. for human welfare, that it will be done, who are still waiting on the sidelines a opponents of embryo research in In the case of Strattera, the agency said and that it should be conducted in a reason to get in the game," added Daniel Congress, such as Kansas Republican there was no sign of a link to suicide- framework that addresses scientific, Perry, president of the Coalition for the Sen. Sam Brownback (news, bio, voting related behavior but experts concluded ethical, medical, and social concerns," Advancement of Medical Research. record), have vowed to fight to limit the drug should carry a warning the panel said in its report. The coalition, an umbrella group of even some privately funded research reflecting an increased risk of side- "The public increasingly supports this organizations such as the Juvenile using embryonic stem cells. effects such as hostility. area of research and its potential to Diabetes Research Foundation that Stem cells are the body's master cells, Other medicines covered by the advance human health," it added. support embryonic stem-cell research, is used to generate new tissue and blood European review included "In the absence of federal guidelines lobbying in support of bills sponsored cells. Taken from days-old embryos, GlaxoSmithKline Plc's Paxil, or broadly governing the generation and by anti-abortion conservatives and when they are still a ball of cells, these Seroxat; Lundbeck's two drugs Celexa research use of human embryonic stem liberals alike that would expand federal stem cells have the ability to become any and Lexapro; Pfizer Inc's Zoloft; cells, the scientific community and its funding for the controversial research, type of cell or tissue in the body. Wyeth's Effexor; Akzo Nobel's institutions should step forward to including the use of cloning technology Opponents of their use say destroying Remeron; and two other medicines from develop and implement its own," the to create embryos from a patient's own a human embryo for any reason is Lilly, Cymbalta and Prozac. report said. cells. wrong. www.usobserver.com US~Observer • Page 24 US~ObserDemanding Accountabilityver Continuing Investigations

Murder she wrote! JoCo Murder or Self Defense?

Josephine County, Oregon - She allegedly did the deed with a hammer. Wendy Maldonado, 35, stands accused of murdering her husband Aaron Maldonado, 36. Is this an open and shut case of murder? Or are there other ingredients in this mix that mitigate the circumstances of Aaron's death. The Observer has received information that Wendy and others were abused at the hands of Aaron Maldonado. So, what if it can be shown that Aaron practiced consistent violence upon his wife of 18 years and she lived in abject terror of being mentally and physically abused. If this proves to be the case then the term murder slips away and the term self-defense comes in play. Using deadly force to defend your life in Oregon is a legitimate response to a physical attack when you are in fear of your life. If Wendy Maldonado was in fear of her life then she had a legal and justifiable right to use a hammer to protect and extend her own life against any aggressor. That includes a husband, family member, or stranger. Josephine County District Attorney Stephen Campbell must consider these facts very carefully and not be seduced by the opportunity to gain fame and public exposure at the expense of Wendy Maldonado. Prosecutors have been known to do this. The grand jury and District Attorney Stephen Campbell need to approach this case with common sense and realize the public will not be favorable to incarcerating a long term abused women, if in fact she was abused, at $28,500 a year in an Oregon penal institution for an act of possible self-defense. Willamette Valley - Lebanon, Oregon Man Preps for Lawsuit Against Family

Lebanon, Oregon For the past few months Dalton Johnson of Lebanon, Oregon has listened to much slander about himself in this community he grew up in. Johnson dropped much of his personal business activities back in 2002 to come to the aid of his mother, at her request. According to Johnson, “My Dad's health was failing and Mom needed a lot of work done on their properties, which she said she couldn't afford. I knew she should have had plenty of funding from the sale of a residential piece of property in Lebanon, Oregon, but I didn't question her, she was my mother. She said she would square up with me for my time when funds were available. Approximately six years ago my parents set up a trust and made my brother Steve Trustee. In 2004 Dad was sent to a rest home while I was out of town and upon my return some in the community started relating highly derogatory statements made about me. Some of these folks had to believe the lies judging from the way I was treated. One claimed I was lucky I wasn't prosecuted for defrauding my parents and forging my Dad's signature on loan papers. At the same time my Mother sold another valuable piece of property in the Lebanon area for at least half of what it was worth. Wayne Robbins of Lebanon Reality handled the transaction. With the knowledge that I had never done anything but good for my parents I started investigating things and found that Dad's valuable gold collection and other valuables had disappeared. I confronted my Mother and soon I was shunned by her and my family, excluding my Father who I still visit regularly.” The Observer has found that the information Johnson has provided us is factual. The property sold by Lebanon Reality was worth at least twice the selling price according to one qualified witness. Johnson is currently preparing to sue his parent's estate in order to get the truth out, as he believes his brother and sister have bilked the estate for hundreds of thousands of dollars. The Observer has opened its own investigation into the matter. Don't miss our June edition for more on this sizzling Willamette Valley case. Please contact Edward Snook or Kelly Stone at 541-474-7885 if you have any info on the Johnson case.

Club 71 Under State Scrutiny

Sunny Valley, Oregon Former employees of the Sunny Valley strip club, Club 71, have come forward on the condition of anonymity stating that they have reported safety violations to Oregon's Occupational Safety & Health Division due to the lack of effort of Josephine County agencies to protect the employees and public from alleged violations of building, health, and safety regulations. These employees further state that according to Oregon OSHA the club, owned by Richard Larry Lacey, must furnish documentation to the department which addresses the alleged violations, corrections made to alleviate these issues, which are to be supported by various forms of documentation to be provided to OR-OSHA within a limited time frame. The US~Observer has also been informed that OR-OSHA is somewhat perplexed by the county's lack of involvement in such obvious violations. To be sure, the US~Observer will follow this closely and continue our in-depth reporting on Club 71. Cover-up in Rainier, Oregon?

Columbia County, Oregon - Dale Lynn Thomas, described by some in the city of Rainier, Oregon, as being a “responsible member of the community,” is being accused of felony eluding and reckless driving. The evidence the state is presenting is highly suspect and there are allegations of official misconduct and evidence tampering. Thomas categorically denies any wrong-doing and questions why her own professional investigators and evidence experts have been denied original putative evidence and the ability to testify on her behalf. Currently, the US~Observer is seeking information regarding Rainier Police Department Officer Gregory Buddrius and Columbia County, OR, District Attorneys Stephen Atchison and Dale Anderson. Anyone with information regarding Officer Buddrius' involvement in a “high-speed-pursuit” on July 5, 2004 is asked to please contact Ron Lee at 541-474-7885. We are especially interested in witnesses that may have been present on Fernhill Dr. in the city of Rainier on the above date. Northern District of Iowa - Another Federal Court False Conviction?

Cedar Rapids, Iowa - Don Washburn of Cedar Rapids was recently convicted in Federal Court on 10 counts of Wire Fraud and 2 counts of Money Laundering. US District Court Judge Linda R. Reade stated at the end of the prosecution's case, "I don't see the scheme to defraud in the first nine counts." This would make further money laundering charges impossible. She declined to grant a defense motion to dismiss stating, "Well, I'm going to let the jury look at it, but I'm going to -- if they come back with a verdict, I'm going to take a really hard look at this, because I don't know. So I'm going to reserve ruling and let the jury decide and then I'll take a look at it in post-trial motions if they return guilty verdicts. After the jury returned a guilty verdict Judge Reade switched gears and set sentencing for May 16, 2005. All those who Washburn was accused of defrauding were paid back prior to trial and the government's three main witnesses actually back Washburn. All three have told the court and the Observer that Washburn never had any intention of defrauding them, that the monies they loaned him were definitely personal loans and they plan to attend his sentencing, at their own expense, to again testify for him. Taking a close look at the original grand jury indictment we are informed that Leonard West, at the prompting of FBI agent Michael Kitzmiller, lied about a $100,000 loan between him and Washburn. He reportedly told the grand jury that the loan was secured with phony bricks of gold. This would be a blatant lie as the documented loan was secured with a condo owned by Washburn and the loan was repaid years prior to grand jury testimony. The FBI knew and possibly the prosecutor's office knew this fact from documentation they possessed at the time the grand jury was convened. West mysteriously disappeared before the trial and didn't take part in it, which is unbelievable. It should be noted that once the feds had their original indictment they were able to easily go back to the grand jury and secure three superseding indictments against Washburn. The testimony given at trial shows the charges against Washburn to be frivolous at best. This case is the perfect example of withholding evidence from a jury. When a jury isn't allowed to hear the "rest of the story" because of convoluted court rules and obvious collusion between witnesses (Leonard West and Roy Carver) and law enforcement, they are left with a deceptive and incomplete picture. Had the jury in this case heard everything, we have no doubt that Don Washburn would have been acquitted. Had the FBI been honest from the beginning hundreds of thousands of tax dollars would have been saved. Was Assistant US Attorney Ian K. Thornhill involved or was he relying on the supposed honesty of his "fact finder," FBI agent Michael Kitzmiller? In the interest of justice Judge Linda Reade and prosecutor Thornhill will be provided with a copy of this expository, lead article prior to sentencing. What will be her response? What will be his response? Will the judge open a much warranted investigation into the alleged plotting between Kitzmiller, West and possibly Carver? Deception, collusion and charges of tampering with, or deceiving a grand jury are obviously serious accusations and in light of the judges own words on the record regarding Washburn's innocence, we would hope that she rules in favor of caution in this case. Attorney Diane Marger Moore, daughter of renowned Attorney Edwin Marger and a highly respected attorney in her own rights has been retained by Washburn to attend further hearings and file a post conviction case if necessary. As we go to press the Observer has discovered a new and highly damaging witness to the fed's case. This new witness who was not known at the time of trial can absolutely verify the existence and validity of a stolen ten million dollar check. The idea that the check never existed was used successfully by prosecutors during trial. Watch our hardcopy and usobserver.com for updates on our continuing investigation. The US~Observer urges anyone with information on this case or the players involved to contact Edward Snook at 541-474-7885. US~Observer • 541-474-7885 • www.usobserver.com